India celebrates its 67th Republic Day this year. It is the day when the Constitution of India came into force in 1950. As a celebration, every year, large military parades are held in New Delhi, and also, traditional dance troupes from across the country take part in the parade.
This year, French President François Hollande is the chief guest at the Republic Day parade, and French soldiers are marching along with the Indian troops in the parade on Tuesday.
Later, Bollywood superstars Shah Rukh Khan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will join the French president in Delhi for a grand luncheon, with the duo representing Indian cinema at the do.
Meanwhile, several celebrities, including Priyanka Chopra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sunny Leone, Arjun Rampal, Anupam Kher and Karan Johar, have wished fans "Happy Republic Day" on social media. Here are the tweets:
Priyanka Chopra
Proud to be Indian & so thankful for everything this wonderful nation has given me!Happy Republic Day http://bit.ly/1S76D0x #JaiGangaajal
Anupam Kher
My India.:) #HappyRepublicDay
Arjun Rampal
Happy Republic day everyone. Let's work to make INDIA the greatest. Do your best. Jai Hind.
Abhishek Bachchan
Happy Republic Day.
Sunny Leone
Happy Republic day everyone! God bless and be safe today!!
Karan Johar
Happy Republic Day......
Ram Kapoor
A very happy republic day to all my fellow Indians.
Manish Paul
Happy republic day!!! #jaihind
Sophie Choudry
Happy Republic Day Everyone!! Jai Hind! #ProudIndian #RepublicDay
Neha Sharma
Happy republic day..proud to be an Indian..Jai hind..
Gurmeet Choudhary
Happy Republic Day #JaiHind #ProudIndian
Vir Das
We live in the greatest country in the world. Nuff Said. Happy Republic Day :-)
Rishi Kapoor
Happy Republic Day to one and all!!
Madhur Bhandarkar
Happy Republic day, Jai Hind. Vande Mataram
Mika Singh
Happy Republic Day everyone :) proud to be an Indian :) Bharat Mata Ki Jai :)
Jus holding this flag swells up ur chest in pride.She did what no other country did for its people #HappyRepublicDay pic.twitter.com/iZfK5fhU12
— Ranjit Katiyal (@akshaykumar) January 26, 2016
T 2124 - Happy Republic Day .. 2016 !! January 26 .. pic.twitter.com/bEUSN40L6h
— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) January 25, 2016
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