To boost the Diwali mood and encourage people to stay safe at home, Boris Johnson praised the “fantastic virtual Diwali festival”.
He spoke of a beautiful philosophy on Diwali being like light during covid like evil times.
He delivered an optimistic message of overcoming the pandemic by talking about light over darkness and good over evil.
As England has declared its second lockdown this week, Johnson asked for a ‘huge collective effort’ to stay safe until December 2, in order to stop coronavirus infections from spreading across the country.
On Friday, from 10 downing street, Johnson said “While undoubtedly there are huge challenges ahead, I have every confidence in the resilience and resolve and good sense of people across the country and that together we will overcome this virus, just as Diwali teaches us that light triumphs over darkness, good over evil, knowledge over ignorance.
“Just as Lord Rama and his wife Sita found their way home after the defeat of the demon king Ravana, their way lit by many millions of lamps, so too we shall find our way through this, and we shall do so triumphantly,” he said.
