MOSCOW, November 10. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated employees and veterans of the Interior Ministry with their professional holiday.

"We honor real professionals, for whom serving the nation, ensuring order in society, protecting the rights and security of our citizens has become a life’s cause," the head of state said in the video address on the occasion of the Interior Ministry Personnel Day.

The Interior Ministry Personnel Day is celebrated on November 10. The holiday was established in its current form in 2011. The date was celebrated as the Militia Day before that since 1962.