Ranchi, March 12: Jharkhand Chief Minister Arjun Munda Saturday said he would not celebrate Holi this year to pay homage to the people who died in the devastating tsunami that hit Japan Friday.
“Jharkhand chief minister expressed his grief on behalf of the people of the state,” an official press release said, adding Munda said the world should unite to help Japan in the aftermath of the natural calamity.
Holi falls on March 20 this year.
A massive earthquake and a killer tsunami in Japan Friday left around 1,600 people dead with thousands more still missing.
—–IANS