President Obama's Diwali Message

[jaggernat]

mithai and saal mubarak...thank you.. now please get the unemployment rate below 7%

[gurjyotnanda18]

174 ASSHOLES !!!

[firstmadras]

Thanks President OBAMA! We wish you and your family Happy Deepavali too!

You know something I am here in US since 1965,that means I have seen8 presidents come and gone and you are first one to recognise Deepavali!You are special

[hopelesslaxmi25]

congrat my dear persident

[davebabu1]

Thank you Mr. President...!!!! Wish you and your Family Happy Diwali..!!

[vshahid1001]

Happy Diwali to you too Mr President. :)

Thanks for taking the time to say it. I do not recall any of your predecessors to care enough for a billion people before to do the same.

[Priykantv]

AnywayzzThanks 4 wishing

[280ramesh]

I am happy, hearing address from US President on Dewalee to all Hindu festival. Very warm and beautiful words.

[280ramesh]

I am happy, hearing address from US President on Dewalee to all Hindu festival.

[kdprakat]

oh thats good. have never heard by us president wishing hindus happy deepawali. tq obama. not only indians nepalese also celeberate deewali .

[kav33n1]

It's our pleasure!!!! thank you!!!

[Csegul15]

169 assholes.

[ThinkFastBoom93]

:D!

[cherlaification]

It's funny how many of you take it as a personal greeting you when all he cares about is how to herd all of you into some stance that would benefit him. To me, this is just an episode of a reality TV show. @timewize1 -> I believe you moved to the US to do your MS (probably in IT) and having finished that, along with your general ignorance that keeps you content, are living the "American Dream" that Obama's predecessors have successfully sold you like McDonald's or Starbucks.

[timewize1]

Salamu Balac! Happy Diwali! Didnt expect Obama to comment on my religion :) although he needs some pronunciation help ;)

[ajaxsnare]

Well done again. Thank you for taking the time to acknowledge this important holiday

[lilins12]

Why do people hate so much? You ppl are so damn annoying!

[sridevikrish]

Happy Deepavali to our Dear President!!

[haricharankalluru]

so nice of you Mr.President...we wish you same from bottom of our hearts :-)

[merohajur]

Happy Dipawali to Prez Obama too.

[kland1985]

Yes it was needed bc its a good way to celebrate the meaning of lights.

[timewize1]

@kland1985 stfu

[timewize1]

@kland1985 stfu dude

[cherlaification]

Was all that really necessary?

[timewize1]

@cherlaification stfu

[timewize1]

stfu

[Pattinson025]

beautiful!! I have never heard of the UK Prime ministers wishing us a happy Diwali so thank you President Obama! Happy Diwali everyone!!!

[jalexrosh]

@Pattinson025 Its just a gimmick! They dont really care about Indians!



[tomorrowneverknows94]

i find the fact he's doing this absolutely hilarious....

not hating, i just think it's really funny... an odd thing for him to do lol

[carfan2k2]

@tomorrowneverknows94 its an odd thing for you to be such a sad little person.. but people just laugh about it to themselves instead of saying it to your face... sorry to burst your bubble there buddy

[naughtynavraj]

Thanks Obama. You are the first one to wish me.

[navicoolya]

speech before elections to woo indian populatian.

Best politician my a**

[amantha03]

@navicoolya,

There were no elections two years when this greeting came out. Try again.

[elango3d]

Best politician in the world. Anyhow happy divali mr president

[milann2005]

Great speech Obama! once again you reiterate the human values and show you are a global leader and only american president..

[ummasainii]

even obama needs wikipedia

[UDS2009]

Short message long enough to reach deepest into the hearts of everyone.

UMAPRASAD DATTA KOLKATA INDIA

[slgkadafi]

Just trying to win your hearts.. See the ignorant will blindly accept this... Hahahaha

[ashans01]

Thanks Mr. President for acknowledging this happyness day. May god bless you with sucess and another term.

[shivadeewana]

Thankyou Mr.President.



[MrNKS001]

thankx Sir....!!!!!!!!!!

[manmeetm22]

Thanks President.

[sircarsam]

sir...you are an Icon.....a leader...I hope and pray America.. can understand you better.................

[Animosity2UandU]

I love my President!!!!!!!

[SutharsanJIsles]

@amantha03:

Looks like you misread. That's okay. Like I said... He believed in Christ. But he didn't accept Christianity as his religion because he was disgusted by the so-called Christians. That's why he remained a devout Hindu. To believe something is different from making that something a personal belief. Maybe, he just liked Christ without believing? Wait. Can you like someone without believing in him? I don't think so :)

[ashuezy2]

160 assholes.

[jalexrosh]

@ashuezy2 Nope, 160 people know what they're upto next!

[2fast4uspartan]

@ashuezy2 make that 174 asswipes

[m1swahili]

Sal Mu Barac- Obama jii!!!

[1231nikita]

omg he said salmubarak tooo....as it marks new year's esp for guju's...thankyou obama...got ur message little late but did after all...lolll

[viru19c]

very well said, thanks, Mr Obama ^

[demiourgoslikes69]

saal mubarak!

[1231nikita]

@demiourgoslikes69 as it marks new year's for some indians...esp in the state of gujarat.... I can't believe he said as that is in hindi....kudos...although pronounciation was little offf...

[etower333c]

Privileged to have him as my president!

[RonaldReaganRocks1]

Who the hell in America celebrates Diwali?

[RonaldReaganRocks1]

I would love to see him reach out to Christians like this!!!

[2gautamc]

HARE KRSNA PRABHUJI GOD BLESS YOU

RADHE RADHE

[M7Sander]

so suave with that teleprompter obama!

[joshatkins94]

@M7Sander yeah, like Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, GHWB, Clinton, and GWB. actually all presidents since Ike have used teleprompters. LBJ used one after signing the Civil Rights Act. nothing new about them.

[fireandhemlock88]

@M7Sander He may have used a teleprompter, but at least he took the effort to pronounce the words correctly.....

[ndividuall]

I first learned about this holiday a couple days ago on Wikihow. I came across this while trying to learn more about it. It seems like a really cool holiday, and I think it's cool that it's widely celebrated in India despite different denominations. Peace, love, and wisdom to all. I wish I could experience the celebration in India, but I hope everyone enjoys the holidays no matter where you are or what you're celebrating.

[Abscessed]

It was a bit obvious he was reading from a tele-prompter :-) but he's really sweet none the less

[anupadhikari9]

Barack obama not only the president of USA of humanity also.....

[itistoolatetothink]

He is reading from somewhere :P

[braddahv3]

raghupati raghava rajaram patita pavan sita ram. i had great time in nepal a few years ago tracking down the maoist puppets funded by the saudis and london bankers. bad news is they still get funding. good news is the hindu king is returning to reclaim his throne and the maoist aroma will soon be washed away forever

[Aromaticsmell]

156 wisest people on earth :) including me!!

[noidea7890]

Thanks Mr. President

[braddahv3]

Jaya Sri Ram!

[akdoll]

Thank You Obama!

[campeonpp]

Obama you are a downfall.

Happy Diwali to people like peace and righteousness around the world

[TheHardProblem]

I DEMAND OBAMA ADDRESS MY CELEBRATION OF ZEUS DAY

may zeus bless america

[sugatsapkota2008]

thax too the president obama! same too u!

[99GROUP]

OBAMA SIR I'M PRESENT...

LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ....I AM NOT SATISFIED TO HANGED NEW DELHI CHANAL ....THE FAMOUS GROUP MUST BE REGISTERED RECC. I AM DEVOTED

A MILLIONS......WANN SHACK HAND

[vvsur5sh]

very alluring words on festival.........actions on immigration towards indians aint the same .........

[bhanurao]

That was fantastic, we are with you Obama.

[3salamanders]

I'm not Hindu (or Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, Pagan or any other organized faith) but I want to say "Thank you" with all my heart, Mr. president for acknowledging everybody. Every time I see greetings like this, I'm so, so overwhelmed by your inclusiveness and respect for all people. Happy Diwali for all my Hindu friends!

[eshaanmenon]

@Aromaticsmell 157 FUCKING BASTARDS INCLUDING THE FUCKING MAOIST BITCH THAT POSTED THIS

[3salamanders]

I'm not Hindu (or Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Shinto, Pagan or any other organized faith) but I want to say "Thank you" with all my heart, Mr. president for acknowledging everybody. Every time I see greetings like this, I'm so, so overwhelmed by your inclusiveness and respect for all people.

[neopeogreo]

"...Michelle and I wish you a happy Diwali and Salamu Balac"

LMAO @ SALAMU BALAC

[tntboy21]

Welcome to India and a happy diwali Mr president

[nippon49]

What was the cell-phone interference at 0:46 about?

[gtsr5]

happy and blessed diwali to all

[pinturatna]

thanks mr.obama.And happy dipawali 4 all.

[dhruvownege]

Thanks president! 

[Rama88Setha]

Thanks President. Same to U...

[barryawadsworth]

President Obama, you are awesome! Thank you!

[barryawadsworth]

President Obama, you are awesome! Thank you!

[siri6694]

Happy Diwali to Mr. President. All the Hindus and Indians around the world are honored by your greetings.

[nagen5547]

Thanx a lot & same 2 u.

[abhijitthakar]

happy Diwali to you too Mr president.........

god bless you

[GalacticCentral]

Obama, WE are With You! Thank You For Sharing Your Brilliance, Light, Love, and Compassion with The Planet. You are Protected in the Light. The dark days are over, and we Have Shared "Now Let There Be Light". Our Angels Are Covering this Planet, and Are Standing With Humanity in the Light of The Seventh Day. Love Mother and Father God

[DhirajKShah]

Thank you Mr. President.

Wishing A Happy diwali & Sal Mubarak to the great people of the great U.S.A. through your goodself Sir.

[pratshadoz]

SAY NO TO RACISM........THANKS a lot and HAPPY DIWALI to u too MR.PRESIDENT

[pratshadoz]

SAY NO TO RACISM........hats off to u MR.PRESIDENT

[sagar9793]

Thanx.. a lot Mr. Obama

and wish u too a very happy diwali... :)

[sagar9793]

Thanx.. a lot Mr. Obama

and wish u too a very happy diwali... :)

[coolwithjoy1985]

thanks Mr President

[vidysri]

Thanks a million Mr. President. Wish you the same.

[manasjena818]

Thank you Mr President n same to you.

[sample9876]

Thank you Mr. President !

[gauttamtheking]

How many hours did u take to learn all this Mr barack HUSSEIN obama???

[csbarathi]

@gauttamtheking He's got someone else operating the teleprompter now

[gautamvora16]

Thank you Mr. President! It is great to know that you care. Saal Mubarak to you too Sir.

[sanjeevlehil]

LOL i have the two highest rated comments :D YEAHH

[vbollampalli]

Great thought and diction, Prez.

[MrBallani]

HAPPY DIWALI SAME TO YOU SIR OBAMA

[SAMRULZ4EVER]

Diwali is the time when ppl show equality, in the name of festival. .@jay: try in local language na

[JayKumarDance]

Happy Diwali President Obama !

Check out my Diwali song in English which echoes many of the words and sentiments that you express. Just search for Diwali Anthem to see the video and hear the song.

"The Festival of Light is here, Time to light your Diyas,

Time to share our Love, Time to pray for Peace across the World,

Let's Celebrate, this joyful time of year,

Let's Celebrate as Diwali's here .."

[netjag]

Well done and Happy Deepavali to you too Mr. President. :-)

[rahuuuuull]

Thanks a lot Mr. President. Wishing the festival of lights bring new hope, happiness, peace n success into everyone's life. Wishing everyone a Happy Diwali

[TheShuryansh]

I'm a Hindu which means the inheritor of highest and oldest spiritual culture known to the human history....cheers mate.....

[vsbhalki]

Mr Obama, Thank you so much.

respect towards you has increased even more from today..

[Haseena07]

he's a good example of religious tolerance

[RabiDhungana]

it is so good that we should celebrate it world widely.

[binta2379]

It so good to see a weatern leader take interesting in Hindu celebrations. I'm looking forward to Divali coming this Friday. It's the only Holiday that i actually care about :)

[awful2009]

I just love him......i find him sexy......thanks a lot Mr. President

[bharatanne]

Thank u Mr.President.

[visush]

He must be the first western Leader , who have gone into so depth about something which is not celebrated by Christians . Well appreciated ...cheers .Diwali ki shubhkamnaye sab ke liye .

[sanjeevlehil]

Delicious Mithaii :D LOL

[sanjeevlehil]

152 idiotic and racist ppl

[MrLtk007]

@sanjeevlehil

Hmm?

[skolach776]

@sanjeevlehil

Happy Diwali to you too Mr. President

[sanjeevlehil]

@skolach776 N A Happy Diwali to u too :)

[RonaldReaganRocks1]

@sanjeevlehil I guarantee you, I hate Obama and I'm not a racist. I just wish he (and you liberals) would stop being so racist against white Christians. And who the hell celebrates Diwali in America? I wish he would reach out to Christians like this.

[sanjeevlehil]

@RonaldReaganRocks1 U may not be racist however it appears so when u say "who the hell celebrates diwali in america?" I dont live in the USA, i live in the UK and i wouldnt say i hope he would reach out to sikhs, just appreaciate the fact a world leader is acknowleging other ethnicities, + i beleive u just commented as a way of getting ur comment noticed as both of my comment are the highest rated comment on a video with 666,686 views :D

[fireandhemlock88]

@RonaldReaganRocks1 HI. I live in America..n we had a Diwali celebration in my school....as in other schools. Just for your information..there are several Hindu's who are American citizens, who celebrate the festival. Be proud of a multi-religious, like yours..n embrace it for its growing, rich culture..Oh n as far as reaching out to Christians go..isn't every President supp to unoff declare hes a church going Christian? Let me see a non-Chrsitian take office in 'secular America'

[xfxchini]

@sanjeevlehil Why do you think they are racists, may be those 152 people are environment lovers. Think positive.

[sanjeevlehil]

@xfxchini How the hell does the environment relate to diwali? lol

[xfxchini]

@sanjeevlehil there is no need to "HELL" my statement, Just use a bit of ur mind, if u dont have it, go to diwalifestival website. On that site go to environment friendly column. In my opinion using "racist" word for every bit shows lack of self confidence and sense of humor.

[sanjeevlehil]

@xfxchini notice i didnt use caps on the hell statement because there was no emphasis on it, but from your point of view it the most import aspect of it. Its quite easy to sit behind a computer and act like you hard why dont you use a bit of your mind because mine is focused on univeristy work and actually educating myself opposed to you who im assuming has no qualifications at all :) merry christmas to you btw u hav 2 much time on ur hands u = sad :(

[xfxchini]

@sanjeevlehil Hell, capital, emphasis, stop this dictionary shit, i am not submitting a project report to you. Are you talking about my qualification :-)))))))))))))))))))))))))). Work hard kid, just gain some general knowledge. Merry christmas to you too. And again for me, the meaning of racist is lack of self confidence and sense of humor.

[sunilsenigma]

Great speech ...hats off to him ..except for the last 2 words where he says " Saal Mubarak".....he shd rather have said...."naye saal ki shubkamnaye"

[proud4nepal]

really soo happy to hear this from president.

[keaesha19]

Want to know some interesting facts about years that led to India's independents?

/watch?v=3b6Fs_lm_1U

[xinic12]

@american racist bastards...u don't a shit about hinduism....

[inyofacepriklips]

obama qoute-I'm happy thems faggitz iz git'n mareed so'z thatz I's can TAX zem mO!-end qoute

ha ha

[inyofacepriklips]

obama's message= 'I will find a way to tax you more too.'

'I will also use some folk lore bullshit to win you over, cause I am the antichrist, welcome to hell'

[jattfiredup420]

@inyofacepriklips stfu...

[inyofacepriklips]

@jattfiredup420 ha ha loser, it's all swirling down the toilet...LOL

[inamasteorg]

Everyone, Please search for the iNamaste Project and send your photo in! Namaste, RAJH

[prettypinky100]

thank you sir barrack obama .

[manojnair2007]

Thank you obama.GOD BLESS U!!!

[Sagefrakrobatik]

SO is Obama still a Muslim?

[PATRICELUMUMBAS]

vive le congo..

[indirectpari]

asutoma sat gamaya,tamasoma jotir gamaya,amritam gamaya, that is what the pres of us said by the sanskrit verse.

[Jamaicanchick88]

Hey Check out me singing on my page!! : )

[rahul9764]

President Obama respects Hinduism and concepts of Hinduism. Hinduism is the oldest religion servings on globe more thane 9000 years old and Christianity and muslim is just 2000 years old. Christianity and muslim just force people to convert into thair religion which Hinduism never did if Hinduism acted like Christianity and muslim for past 9000 yer full world been a hindu. hindusm we say (Atithi Devo Bhavah) which mens full world is my family.which Christianity and muslim does not do

[indirectpari]

@rahul9764 who is this rahul shit, atithi devo bhavah means guest are god not the shit that you have written.

[twistedwest1]

he mentioned sikhism and jainism to idiot