 Welcome to all our guests on the occasion of Christmas. We'll have a quiet performance by students of Father Gnale School. Thank you, Father Gnale School. You have kept up the spirit of Christmas today. And thank you, deep down from my heart and from all the audience here. Next we have remarks by five personalities. Cardinal Oswald Gracious, Christmas Messages. Cardinal Oswald Gracious needs no introduction here in the Christian community. Welcome, Your Excellency, Honorable Prime Minister, Mr. Modi Ji. A very happy and merry Christmas to you. Christians from all over the country have come over here. Leaders, people from different fields to celebrate Christmas. And we're very grateful, Excellency, that you have come and joined us in this celebration. Christmas, the message of Christmas, the birth of Jesus is most transforming. We've heard the little children giving us the mood of Christmas. I think no event in the history of the world has inspired more composers of music, poets, dramatists, artists to speak about Christmas is the most spoken about and composed about. The message of Christmas is that God loves the world. God cares for the world. Christ came to give hope that things God is in control. Things will always be good. Christ came to teach us above all that we are all brothers and sisters, children of the same father, and therefore to live as one family caring for one another. As we speak over here, I think and I would compelled to remember our dear former Prime Minister, Bajpayee Ji, whom I also met over here, whose birthday happens to be today, and he also spoke about good governance, which Jesus came to teach us that the leaders of the world also must work for others, progress and development. Sir, thank you for all that you are doing for the country. Thank you all that you are doing for the Christian community. Well, thank you that all that you are doing all over the world. God bless you. Happy Christmas once again. Thank you, Cardinal Grishas. We are happy with that message that you gave to the Christian community and to the Prime Minister of India. Next in the line is Anju Baby George, an icon in sports category, and she has been a fighter and she will continue to fight for the cause of sports. Welcome for your message. Very good morning, Honorable Prime Minister and all esteemed guests. Merry Christmas to you all. As a sports person, I was here for almost 25 years and what I am seeing then and now, there are a lot of changes. When I got India's first global medal 20 years back, even my department was not ready to give a promotion. They were saying it's not in there. But after when Neeraj got a medal, I have seen the changes, sir. A lot of changes, the way how we are celebrating, how you are celebrating, sir, how all India is celebrated. Actually, I am envy with them because I was in a wrong era. Through Khelo India project, through Fit India project, everywhere now sports is a talk and India is now ready to accept the fitness, ready to do sports. And everybody is actually celebrating our victory. And our Indian sports person, they are doing really well in international arena. It was just during our time, one or two athletes, but now it's a bunch of athletes. It's because of your leadership, sir. And women empowerment, it's not a talk. It's just not a word. Every Indian girl is ready to dream and they know their dreams will come true one day. And it was a dream come true, sir. When you announced 36 Olympics, we are willing to host. We already started preparation. We already started meeting for that. And I'm ready to witness that big glory. India will be on the top of the world, sir. Thank you very much. Merry Christmas. Thank you, Anju baby George. You've been a fighter and you have put the representation of sports in this country on top priority on a Christmas day. Thank you. Next, joining us is Reverend Dr. Paul Swaroop, Bishop of Delhi, CNI. Would you join us, please? Thank you. Honourable Prime Minister Ji, you have given us all this blessing to celebrate Christmas with you. We are very grateful for that. Thank you so much. On the first day of Christmas, the first news that was spread in the field, the chariots, they were brought together. They were poor people. And they were told not to be afraid. Because today, I will tell you about a joyous festival. It is the birth of an example in the city of Dawood. And what is this festival? What festival did they tell you? In two minutes, I would like to tell the story. This word is a book. There is no word in it. But the whole story is in it. Prime Minister has created everything. It is green. Green for creation. But what happened? Humanity was against Prime Minister. And he was cursed. So, sin came into our world. So, it is black. But Prime Minister didn't leave us like this. He said, I will save him. So, I will send him an example. And today, when we celebrate Christmas, we are remembering that an example is born between us. And who will save us? He saves us from our sins. And that is why he has come into this world. He has lived. He is dead for us. So, he is dead for us. So, what happens when we believe in him? So, he purifies us. He purifies us. And if we are in the path of purity, in the path of goodness, in the path of Satyanishta, if we keep on living, then in the end, we will be saved. We will be saved. We will be saved. We will be saved. And in the end, we will be saved. And in the end, we know that permission is coming back. And there will be a new creation, a new creation, back to how creation was. So, this is the Gospel in a nutshell. The story of Christmas, why Christ came. And so, Merry Christmas to you, Prime Minister Ji and to all of you. God bless you all. Thank you, Reverend Dr. Paul Swaroop. Your message. You gave a message to the environment. And we think this message is very important. Next message, Sri John Varghese, Principal of St. Stephen's College. Welcome, sir. Honorable and respected Prime Minister. I thank you for your gracious invitation to me and to the members of the Christian community on this very special day when we remember the birth of Jesus Christ, the Son of God and the savior of the world. As the only speaker here on behalf of educational institutions, I wish to thank you for your vision, for your determination and your large-heartedness that is reflected in the national education policy and also other policies. I will very briefly comment on these policies. Respected Prime Minister, your vision with regard to the national education policy has been both local and global, focusing on what is most essential. The NEP has laid tremendous focus on school education and this is exactly what should have been done. Your vision in encouraging the learning and the use of the mother tongue will have a positive and a lasting impact on the future of education not only in India but also in the world. The decision to keep board exams limited to class 12 is a very considerate decision because it takes away the stress of exams from our students. May I also request your Honorable Prime Minister to ensure that in this process we do not lose the competitive edge that we currently have among our students. At the level of higher education the promise of sharing resources among institutions and the promise of autonomy for high performing institutions is a great incentive for all higher educational institutions to perform better. You have encouraged innovation among young people like the speaker before me mentioned you have encouraged sports and good health not only among young people among senior citizens all of these will have a very positive and long-term impact on the future of India and the future of the world. Thank you very much Honorable Prime Minister. Your practical vision of the neighborhood first policy has been eagerly put into practice by St. Stephen's College with its successful young leaders neighborhood first fellowship program. It is the first such fellowship program of its kind in India where we invite young leaders, young promising leaders from the neighborhood to come and learn the good practices that we have in India. This has been enabled by the leaders of your vision. We thank you for your vision and the support that the Ministry of External Affairs has provided to implement your vision. Your recent phenomenal leadership at the G20 is one more policy that St. Stephen's College wishes to follow up on. Your honorable self very graciously announced to the Global South that you, that India will be the voice of the Global South. Since Stephen's College has just now recently placed before the Ministry of External Affairs a proposal to share the intellectual capital and exemplary skill sets that India possesses as a part of the promise that you as a visionary and responsible global leader made to the Global South. Thank you, respected Prime Minister, for what you have done for India and for the world. In telling the world that India wishes development in an equitable manner and following it up with decisive action as Stephen's College assures you our strongest support in these visionary steps that you have taken. India is a great civilization but your vision for India through the policies that your honorable self has put forward and implemented has shown splendid results. I am not a great technology person nor am I a brilliant bureaucrat. I am a teacher but as a teacher I can see the many benefits that our young people will gain through the steps that you have taken. Digital India the national education policy the neighborhood first policy your promise to be the voice of India each of these puts India in the top position globally. Thank you very much, respected and honored Prime Minister. Today is Christmas day. Last night we had our Christmas service in our small chapel in the college and like in every service conducted in our churches and chapels we prayed for you as our leader. May your good works continue to bring development peace and happiness not only to India but to the whole world. I am aware that you are very fond of one of the oldest and therefore I would like to conclude my speech here in a language that you love. Dear Prime Minister I in this small chapel I offer the love of Christ to you. I want you to be the place of God I thank you all for doing good and blessing to the people . I am grateful to you in few more years the world will be a struggling place for India. Thank you to win Pyrrhandanal vartikal, Puttandu vartikal. Thank you. Thank you, George Juvagiji, principal of St Stephen's College. Your message on national educational policy is well taken. And your conclusion in Tamil has been accepted. And thank you very much. And now I call in Archbishop Anil Kunto. He is somebody who needs no introduction. He's the face of Delhi. Please join us and give us your Christmas message. Our honorable Prime Minister, sir, your Eminence, Colonel Gracious, all our ecclesiastical dignitaries, political dignitaries, distinguished guests. First of all, I would like to thank our Honorable Prime Minister, because you have invited us all here in your Prangad. This is the first time I am here with you. This is the birth of Prabhupisukh, Manane Hithu. We are very happy. And it proves that Christmas is not only a feast of the Christian minority community, but Christmas is a national feast. Because this is what you have shown us. That is why we would like to thank you very much. And the message of Christmas, the message of love, the message of love, the message of unity, the message of brotherhood, should be fulfilled. This is our prayer. And as a speaker, Dr. John Varghese has just said, before me, we pray for you. We pray for the entire government, we pray for the country. Every Sunday is celebrated in our Holy Mass and worship service. And especially during these days, when we celebrate Christmas, we also do it on New Year's Day. So that your main issue, everyone's support, everyone's development, should be fulfilled. That is our prayer. That no one should be left behind. Everyone's development, because the Prime Minister has announced this. So we pray for this. This is what the Provisers have brought to this earth. And I would like to tell you that the Christian community has always worked for the development of the country, for the development of the country, as we all have spoken, and we always speak in so many fields, educational, in health services, social uplift, or whatever it is, we, the love and devotion for the country, as citizens of this country, with all our love, we work for the country's prosperity, for the country's development. We will continue to do it. And no sacrifice is less for us. And that is what I would like to stress here on Christmas Day, that the Christian community will give its utmost for the development of the country, for the development of the country, for the development of the country. And we pray for God's wisdom upon you. This is also the message of Christmas, that you may have the grace of God always, the counsel of God, and the strength of God to carry on this wonderful leadership that you have given for the nation, and globally, which is called Varnan, so we thank you for your leadership and pray that God may bless you with all his blessings of good health and everything that you need for this role, for our nation. Thank you, Prime Minister Ji, that you invited us. May God bless us all. And good luck to you on Christmas Day, and the coming new year 2024 may be truly prosperous for everyone, for the whole country, every citizen of our nation. Thank you. God bless you. Thank you, Anil. Thank you, Archbishop Anil Koto. Your message has been received across the Christian community, present here. And now, we'll have some thoughts from our honorable Prime Minister, Prime Minister. First of all, I wish you all and the world, all of you, and especially the Christian community, on this great day of the year, I wish you all a merry Christmas. This is very happy for me that on this special and sacred occasion, all of you have come to my residence. When the Indian Minority Foundation gave this proposal, that we all should celebrate Christmas together, I said, why don't you celebrate it here? And that's how this event was made. So it's a very happy occasion for me. Anil has helped me a lot. I am very grateful to him. For this event, I am also very grateful to the Minority Foundation. I have nothing new with the Christian community. A very old man has been born. And he has a very warm relationship. During the stay of Gujarat's CM, I was with the Christian community and their leaders. I would often meet them, and I would go to Maninagar from where I used to go. There is Abadi in a very large area. And I would be very proud of her. A few years ago, I was also fortunate to meet the Holy Pope. That was really a memorable moment for me. We made this land a better place. Social harmony, global brotherhood, climate change, and inclusive development. There were so many things and we had to sit for a long time and talk. Friends, Christmas is that day when we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. This is the time to remember their life, message and values. Jesus has lived the lives of the people of Corona and the service. He did a work to make such a society where there is justice for everyone. And the inclusive society of our country, in our country's development journey, this is the way to guide us like a guiding light. Friends, in different ways of social life, we see so many things that unite us. For example, in the Bible, it is said that whatever gift God has given us, whatever contribution he has given us, we should use it to serve others. And this is the service of God. In the Holy Bible, truth is given very important. And where it is said that truth will show us the way to salvation. And friends, all the holy priests have also focused on knowing the ultimate truth so that we can free ourselves. We can move forward together by focusing on our shared values and our shared heritage. For the 21st century of the Indian times, this service, this understanding, this feeling of everyone's effort will take India to a new heights. Friends, in the Holy Bible, in one of our Christmas addresses, Jesus prayed to the Messiah that the people who are involved in killing the poor should receive their blessings. They believe that the poor hurt the poor. In the words of the Holy Pope, the same feeling is present that is in our mantras for development. Our mantras are the support of everyone, the faith of everyone, the development of everyone, the effort of everyone. As a government, we are making sure that the benefit of development reaches everyone and that no one is hiding from it. To the many people of the Christian community, especially the poor and the poor, the benefit of development is reaching the country today. I remember when we gathered different mantras for the fissures. So, to the Christian community, many young brothers and sisters, we took this step from a 60-degree angle, and I also accepted it. I was very surprised. Friends, at this time of Christmas, for the country, for the Christian community, I would like to say one thing for sure, that India accepts your blessing with pride. The Christian community in the freedom movement, is an important role model. In the freedom struggle, there were many thinkers and leaders of the Christian community. Gandhi himself said that the idea of a non-cooperation movement was created by the principal of the St. Stephen's College, Sushil Kumar Rudra. Friends, the Christian community is an important role model to guide the society. In the Christian community, the Christian community takes part in the movement. And your community is always ahead for the service of the poor and the poor. Education and healthcare are very important. Even today, in the whole of India, the Christian community is giving a very important role. Friends, up to 2047, the goal of developing the Christian community, along with this goal, is to increase the number of people who are trying to develop the community. In this development journey, our most important friend, is our youth. For the development of the community, it is very important that our youth physically, mentally and emotionally, keep fit and healthy. With this goal, there is a lot of knowledge. Just a fit India, the use of the millets, the focus on nutrition, the awareness of mental health and the knowledge against the drugs have become popular. I am a Christian community leader, and I would like to request the education and healthcare institutions to make people aware of these issues. Friends, Christmas is a tradition of giving gifts. I also got a very holy gift. And so, at this time, we should think about how we can give the next generation a better way of life. Sustainability is needed at this time. Living a sustainable lifestyle is the central message of the mission life. There is an international movement, which is being led by India. This movement encourages pro-planet people to lead a pro-planet lifestyle. And the small book, The Green Color, this is also one way. And for the example, Reusing and Recycling. The use of biodegradable materials, the use of millets, the use of minimal carbon-fruits, the use of minimal carbon-fruits, we can make many such things a part of our daily lives. And we can make big changes. And I believe a Christian community who is so socially conscious, can lead a pro-planet life in this mission, can control it. Friends, there is one thing that is vocal for local. When we increase the local businesses, when we become the ambassadors of local businesses in India, then this is also a service to the country. With the help of the local ministry, lakhs and lakhs of people in the country have a job, a self-employed job. And that is why to become a local Christian community and to become a vocal, I will definitely encourage you to do so. Friends, once again we wish that the festive season strengthens us as a nation to bring all the local people closer. This is your in our diversity to strengthen the bonding that keeps us united. You all are very happy with me and you have come all the time and you have come from Mumbai especially in that age. As you know, many of you keep getting blessings, meet each other, meet each other. Once again, I thank you. I thank every one of you for being with me and you have made these children a lot of blessings. Thank you.