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AIA President Dr Urmilesh Arya, with Harish Thakkar, AIA-New York President and NY Senetor John Liu

Consul General of India,
Ambassador Randhir Jaiswal
extended his warmest wishes to
everyone and said that Diwali
truly brightens our evenings as
we unite to celebrate the festival
of lights, we mark the triumph of
good over evil, light over dark-
ness. Diwali’s central message
of openness, peace and mutual
respect is one we can all learn
from. He also mentioned that
AIA is a grass-root national or-
ganization of Asian-immigrants
in the U.S, is well known for its
social, cultural and educational
activities and is the organizer of
the largest Deepavali festival in
NYC for the past 32 years. The
festivities in Time Square are al-
ways a joy to attend. He thanked
AIA president, Harish Thakkar
for organizing the Diya light-
ing event at Times Square and
wished everyone Happy Diwali
and a prosperous new year.
A.I.A president Harish
Thakkar thanked the all the
media, including Radio Zindaji,
ITV, TV Asia, Jus Punjabi, PTC
News, South Asian Times, Desi
talk, News India, Parikh World-
wide media and Hum Hindu-
stani “We are grateful to all our
media who made this event a big
success,” he said.

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