Message from the Prime Minister
On Holi – Hindu Festival of colours
I send you my best wishes as you mark Holi – the Hindu festival of colour.
Holi is an opportunity to gather with family and friends to mark the joyful triumph of spring over the darkness of winter.
It is also a time to celebrate the strong friendship between Australia and India, particularly the people-to-people links we share.
There are around 400,000 members of the Indian Australian community and I pay tribute to the significant contribution they make to our country.
Modern Australian is unimaginable without them.
As a nation, we have found unity in our diversity, respect in our differences and have built a modern nation on the idea that anyone can get ahead provided they are prepared to “have a go”
I wish you an enjoyable Holi celebration.
The Hon Tony Abbott
PM Prime Minister of Australia
14 March 2014
