MK Party sends Diwali wishes to Hindu families across South Africa
The party's message on X asks that the festival of lights bring peace, love and prosperity into every home.
uMkhonto weSizwe Party has wished Hindu families and communities across South Africa a blessed and joyful Diwali, in a message posted to its X account on Tuesday.
The party asked that the festival of lights bring peace, love, prosperity and renewed hope into every home, and closed with a Diwali greeting and the hashtags #HappyDiwali and #MasibuyeleBantwini. The post carried a photograph.
Diwali is celebrated by Hindu communities in South Africa and around the world, and the party’s message is one of the public greetings that mark the occasion each year.
The post did not set out any policy position or announcement beyond the greeting.
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