Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday praised the country's chartered accountants and said they had a "crucial role to play in India's progress".
"I congratulate my CA friends on Chartered Accountants Day & convey my best wishes. They have a crucial role to play in India's progress," Modi tweeted.
It was on this day in 1949 that the Chartered Accountants Act was passed by the Constituent Assembly, which was acting as the provisional parliament of India. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrates the day as its foundation day.
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"I congratulate my CA friends on Chartered Accountants Day & convey my best wishes. They have a crucial role to play in India's progress," Modi tweeted.
It was on this day in 1949 that the Chartered Accountants Act was passed by the Constituent Assembly, which was acting as the provisional parliament of India. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) celebrates the day as its foundation day.
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I congratulate my CA friends on Chartered Accountants Day & convey my best wishes. They have a crucial role to play in India's progress.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2014
A replug of my speech to young CA students last year in Ahmedabad http://t.co/LEUPV9w2oR
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 1, 2014
Here are the tweets from other celebrities -
Heartiest greetings to my fellow Chartered Accountants, on CA day.
— Piyush Goyal (@PiyushGoyal) July 1, 2014
@narendramodi Thank you Sir. I suppose once a Chartered Accountant. always a Chartered Accountant.
— Shekhar Kapur (@shekharkapur) July 1, 2014
Happy Doctors Day (India) today! And... Happy CA Day too! Let's do 'Health Audit' of India together ;-) pic.twitter.com/o47ML3d99E
— Dr Pravin Togadia (@DrPravinTogadia) July 1, 2014
This is the day to feel pride about our profession. We are the partners in Nation Building. Our profession has... http://t.co/4tUWcu1tsl
— CA Helpers (@CAhelpers) July 1, 2014