Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma on Saturday flagged off a cultural carnival here held as part of the weeklong celebrations that started on Meghalaya Statehood Day on January 21 and will culminate on Republic Day.
Addressing the gathering of participants, Sangma said, "We felt that it would be appropriate to connect Meghalaya Day and Republic Day by having a series of programmes that would bring out the patriotism and a strong feeling of being a Meghalayan and an Indian."