In photos: Modi ministers meet-and-greet each other on Eid
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In photos: Modi ministers meet-and-greet each other on Eid

Union ministers were in attendance at the Eid celebrations hosted by minority affairs ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and MP Syed Shahnawaz Hussain. ThePrint brings you photos from the festivities.

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Minorities minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi greets union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal at his residence in New Delhi on 5 June | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Minorities minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi greets union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal and BJP leader Jagdambika Pal at his residence in New Delhi on 5 June | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: Rajnath Singh, Nirmala Sitharaman and Ravi Shankar Prasad were among the union ministers who attended the Eid festivities hosted by minority affairs ministers Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and BJP leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday.

Wishing people on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr, Prasad said, “May the peace and harmony of this country remain intact. Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, and Sabka Vishwas.”

Prime Minister Narendra Modi also extended his wishes in the morning, calling for the day to “ignite the spirit of harmony, compassion and peace” in society.

ThePrint’s photographers Praveen Jain and Suraj Singh Bisht bring us the snapshots from the Eid festivities.

Mantri milan

External affairs minister S. Jaishankar is greeted by MP Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and G. Kishan Reddy | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Eid mubarak

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman greets MP Ashwini Kumar Choubey at Naqvi’s residence | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Law minister

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi gives Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad a hearty welcome | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Rajnath Singh arrives

MP Meenakshi Lekhi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh with the host | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Leading the leader

BJP leader L.K. Advani chose to celebrate Eid at Syed Shahnawaz Hussain’s party, where he was ushered in by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Hug diplomacy

Railways Minister Piyush Goyal hugs Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan at Shahnawaz Hussain’s Eid party | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

Advani in attendance

The host offers Phirni to L.K. Advani | Photo: Manisha Mondal | ThePrint

Harsh Vardhan takes part in festivities

Health Minister Harsh Vardhan greets the host | Photo: Suraj Singh Bisht | ThePrint

In deep discussion

Union ministers Anurag Thakur and Sanjeev Balyan with BJP’s national general secretary Arun Singh (extreme left) | Photo: Praveen Jain | ThePrint

(With inputs from PTI & ANI)