Modi greets nation on Christmas on Mann Ki Baat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday wished the nation on Christmas and said it was a day of service and compassion.

"I wish you all a Merry Christmas. It is the day when people should serve with compassion," Modi said in his monthly radio addres 'Mann Ki Baat'.

Modi said Jesus not only did serve the poor but he "has also appreciated the service done by poor, this is real empowerment".

--IANS

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