Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets people of Goa on statehood day

New Delhi, May 30: Prime Minister

Friday greeted the people of

on their statehood day.

"Greetings to the people of Goa on Goa's Statehood Day. May Goa's development reach new heights in the years to come," he tweeted.

Greetings to the people of Goa on Goa's Statehood Day. May Goa's development reach new heights in the years to come.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 30, 2014

Goa became a full-fleddged state on May 30, 1987. Goa, which was liberated from the Portuguese on Dec 19, 1961, was till then a union territory.

IANS