US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris extended Mahavir Jayanti greetings to the Jain community around the world.
Biden said on 4 April 2023 that Mahavir Jayanti is an occasion to recognise the values of Mahavir Swami and strive to live with peace, truth, and harmony.
Kamala Harris tweeted that she and her husband "join Jains around the world in celebrating the birth of Mahavir Swami, who taught that all living beings are equal."
The greetings from the US president and the vice president were welcomed by an Indian American community leader.
“We members of the Jain community thank President Biden and Vice President Harris for sending greetings on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti, which no other president has done in the last,” said community leader Ajay Jain Bhutoria.
“On this day, let us also take a pledge to work towards creating a more peaceful and harmonious world by following the path of Ahimsa, which was the core principle of Lord Mahavir's teachings," he said.
(With PTI inputs)