Arunachal Pradesh Governor Dr BD Mishra flags off Friendship Car Rally

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ITANAGAR: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Brig (Retd) Dr BD Mishra on Sunday flagged off the North-East India inter-State friendship car rally 2022 here.

Speaking on the occasion, the Governor thanked the International Friendship Car Rally Association (IFCRA) for organising the rally, which aims to promote and create awareness about the tourism of the Northeastern region.

He said that the rally would encourage and spread goodwill and amity in the region. Complimenting the participants from the eight States of the region, Mishra urged upon them to promote the spirit of 'ASTAM-NMM', acronym for the eight States, which phonetically be pronounced as 'astam namam', meaning 'salute to the great eight'.

The first five letters of the acronym represent the States of Arunachal, Sikkim, Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya on one axis and Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram on the eastern axis.

The Governor quoted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who says that India will develop if the Northeastern region of India develops. He said that the region is developing in the spirit of 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas, Sabka Vishvas aur Sabka Prayas' and it is important that the participants in the rally spread this message all along their routes and at halts.

He exhorted the participants to spread the missions of Aatma Nirbhar Bharat, Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan as goodwill ambassadors of development.

He also asked them to create awareness of tourism, traditional textiles, loin loom products and handicrafts of Arunachal Pradesh amongst other Northeastern States.

Kalaktang MLA Dorjee Wangdi Kharma, Youth Affairs Director Ramesh Linggi, IFCRA president Pem Sonam and vice president Tenzng Khalong, were present on the occasion.

The rally is sponsored by the North Eastern Council, under the DoNER Ministry, will cover all the eight States of the region.

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