Subdued celebrations mark Raksha Bandhan

Coimbatore: Members of north Indian communities here celebrated Raksha Bandhan, the festival dedicated to the brother-sister bond, by exchanging gifts on Sunday.
Many families chose to use country-made rakhi threads to promote Indian products and to boycott China-made rakhis. The festival became an occasion to celebrate universal brotherhood as families prayed for the well-being of people in Afghanistan. “Many people used to travel to Rajasthan, Gujarat and even abroad on Raksha Bandhan, but it is not possible because of the fear of Covid -19,” said Kishore Jain of Oppanakara Street.
Anuj K Jain, of Saibaba Colony, was happy that his sister Nandita Kannan lives in Coimbatore. He along with his mother Manju Golecha visited her at Vellakinar. Nandita made them a feast and tied rakhi.
Coimbatore south MLA Vanathi Srinivasan celebrated the festival with party workers. She took the opportunity to thank party workers who helped her win the assembly election. Accompanied by district BJP president Mohana Ambal, Vanathi tied rakhi on the wrist of BJP workers and corporationsanitary workers. tnn