New Delhi: It was a special treat of sesame
sweets (Til ka ladoo) for guests at Rashtrapati Bhavan where
President Pratibha Patil hosted a banquet for visiting Iceland
President Olafur Rangar Grimsson.
The ladoos were specially made on the Makar Sankrati day
being celebrated in various parts of the country.
The President, in her Banquet speech, also made a
special reference to the occasion.
"It is significant that you are with us on a day when we
are observing Makar Sankranti in India, a festival in which we
rejoice as we celebrate friendship and mutual understanding.
"We traditionally share sesame sweets as tokens of
goodwill. I invite all to taste the sesame sweets on the
table, as a symbol of friendship between our two countries,"
the President said.
-PTI
