Sonia Gandhi extends Eid greetings

NEW DELHI: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday greeted countrymen on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.

"Congress President Sonia Gandhi extends her greetings to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Eid-Ul-Fitr," the party said in a message.

Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the culmination of the fasting month of Ramzan, is being celebrated across the country today.

Ramzan, the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, is observed as a fasting period by Muslims who abstain from food and water from sunrise to sunset and it culminates in Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations.