New Delhi

US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, who is in India on an official visit, celebrated the festival of Holi at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's residence and even shook a leg on dhol beats.

Raimondo expressed happiness for joining people in the Holi celebration and said, "It's an honour for me to be here on such a holiday. I felt so welcomed by the Minister, it's fantastic. Happy Holi!"

Speaking to ANI, Rajnath Singh said, "US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has arrived here, she is a stalwart politician there. She wanted to enjoy Holi celebrations. So, I invited her here I wish everyone a very Happy Holi."

External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju, and Union minister Union Minister for Sports, Youth Affairs and Minister of Information and Broadcasting Anurag Thakur were also present in the party when the US secretary arrived.

Thakur said, "We are moving forward under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. Today, you can see how US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo is celebrating holi with us."

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution and Textiles Piyush Goyal,  Anurag Thakur and BJP MP Manoj Tiwari were also present at Rajnath Singh's resident.

Rajnath Singh posted some images and video of the celebration on Twitter:

Delighted to host the United States Secretary of Commerce, Ms. Gina Raimondo on the auspicious occasion of Holi at my official residence. pic.twitter.com/O9B0WX5sE8

— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) March 8, 2023

."US and India are natural allies. We have a lot of good partnerships and coalitions that we are creating. The agenda is full of possibilities and we're working together for a safe, secure Indo-Pacific," said Union Minister Piyush Goyal at the Holi celebration where the US Secretary of Commerce was also present.

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We're working together to secure resilient supply chains, to ensure critical minerals and semiconductors are available for countries that are trusted partners of each other. US-India is a strategic ally. We're expanding our relationship as 2 friends, trusted partners, he added.

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