Three northeastern states-- Tripura, Meghalaya and Manipur-- on Sunday celebrated their 52nd Statehood Day. Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted all the three states wishing prosperity, harmony and progress.

• With the introduction of North-East Area (Re-organisation) Act 1971, Tripura, Manipur and Meghalaya attained statehood on January 21, 1972.
• In Tripura, chief minister Dr. Manik Saha said that his government is trying to follow Prime Minister Narendra Modi in running the state like ‘Ram Rajya’.
• He urged the people to strengthen Modi’s hands to make the country and the states strong