"On this auspicious occasion, we have to look back in retrospect and look forward with a renewed sense of purpose and dedication," he said in his greetings message.
He also reminded people that upholding social harmony is a bounded duty of everyone. "It is our bounded duty to uphold social harmony for which Kerala has ever been a model to other states," he added.
The Governor also wished that the New Year would bring a period of plenty, equality and well-being for everyone in the state.