Chief Minister Pema Khandu has extended greetings on the joyous occasion of Tamladu festival.

“I join my Mishmi brothers and sisters in celebrating Tamladu and pray Almighty Jebmalu for peace, prosperity and good health of all,” he said in a message this evening.

Khandu lauded the Mishmis for preserving their age old cultural heritage and said Tamladu is a proof of their love for their beliefs and culture.

“Tamladu also brings into light the lifestyle and the culture of the Mishmisthrough their clothes, music, food, dance, etc,” he observed.

Khandu reiterated his advice of preserving indigenous culture along with indigenous languages, which he said, gives identity to Arunachal Pradesh that cannot be found elsewhere.