Three Northeast states – Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya – organized various events to celebrate their statehood day on January 21.
In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said: “Statehood Day greetings to the people of Meghalaya. My best wishes for the development journey of the state.”
“On their statehood day, I convey my best wishes to the people of Tripura and pray for the state’s all-round growth.”
“Greetings to the people of Manipur on their Statehood Day. I hope Manipur will remain blessed with joy and prosperity,” Modi stated.
Under the North-Eastern Areas (Re-organisation) Act, 1971, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya attained statehood on January 21, 1972.