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Diwali Celebrated at Minnesota State Capitol with Governor and Lieutenant Governor

do at the state level.” She continued, The event was co-hosted by the
“It’s good to see this tradition started Council of Asian Pacific Minnesotan
in Minnesota.” (CAPM)—a special thank you to Sia
Khanna added, “Now we need Her (Executive Director) and Mai
to get purposefully engaged in our Tong Vang (Executive Assistant) for
country and fulfill AIA’s mission of their leadership.
“American Commitment” and be- Expressing pride in the first Di-
come an integral part of the Ameri- wali celebration at the State Capitol
can experiment.” He continued, “to in Minnesota, Govind Munjal, AIA
achieve that goal we need to first, National President said, “We remain
register and vote. Second, volunteer committed to working with commu-
and give back to the local communi- nity leaders all across the country to
ties we live in. And, third, and most support cultural activities like Diwali
importantly, help the next genera- that bring happiness and joy to all
tion become servant leaders.” Americans.”

Community leader Mahendra Nath, Sushmi Aggarwal, Gopal Khanna & Vallabha Tantry pre-
senting Ganesh Murthi to the Governor

Guests at Diwali celebrations with Governor Tim Walz and Lt Penny Flanagan at the Minnesota Lt Governor Peggy Flanagan being presented with a gift by Shri. Gowtham Sharma and Sri
State Capitol in Saint Paul, Minnesota 18th Oct 2023 Kanajam

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz presenting Proclamation and announcing October as the Hindu Heritage Month presenting the proclamation to Vallabha Tantry (AIA - Minnesota Diwali event Chair)

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