Updated October 2nd, 2019 at 12:19 IST
Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary: Leaders Pay Tribute
Prime Minister Modi along with other top leaders visited Raj Ghat on Wednesday morning, and paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary
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PM Narendra Modi along with other top leaders visited Raj Ghat, on Wednesday morning and paid their tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary. Many other leaders either took to their social media handles or visited the memorial to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi. While the PM offered his prayers to the Father of Nation, he also posted a short video tribute on his personal Twitter handle remembering Mahatma Gandhi and his contributions to the world. Apart from the PM and top ministers in the BJP government, top leaders of the Congress, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh, and various others were also present at Raj Ghat in Delhi to pay their tributes.
After his visit to Raj Ghat, PM Modi also visited the Vijay Ghat to pay tribute to Lal Bahadur Shastri as October 2 also marks his birth anniversary.
PM Modi visits Raj Ghat to pay his homage to Mahatma Gandhi
Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. #GandhiJayanti pic.twitter.com/cjhtAVgaZt
— ANI (@ANI)
Congress President Sonia Gandhi and BJP working president JP Nadda also pay their homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat
Delhi: Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi and BJP Working President JP Nadda pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat #GandhiJayanti pic.twitter.com/b4l0ROzl8a
— ANI (@ANI)
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary
महात्मा गांधी की १५०वीं जयंती की सभी देश वासियों को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ।
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh)
Greetings to everyone on the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. We bow to him for his tremendous contribution in shaping the destiny of this country.
My heartfelt tributes to Bapu on his jayanti.
Read: PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on Oct 2
Read: PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari also took to Twitter to remember Mahatma Gandhi
राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी जी को कोटि - कोटि नमन। #GandhiAt150 #GandhiJayanti pic.twitter.com/qOTxJJTa9K
— Nitin Gadkari (@nitin_gadkari)
Minister of Law & Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad commemorated the occasion via his Twitter handle
My tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th Birth Anniversary. Let us commemorate his birth anniversary by contributing towards Swachh Bharat and saying NO to single-use plastic.This will be our real tribute to Bapu.#GandhiJayanti pic.twitter.com/iZmKp3KkuF
— Ravi Shankar Prasad (@rsprasad)
PM Modi also tweeted a video in his voice to remember Mahatma Gandhi's contributions
राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी को उनकी 150वीं जन्म-जयंती पर शत-शत नमन।
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi)
Tributes to beloved Bapu! On #Gandhi150, we express gratitude to Mahatma Gandhi for his everlasting contribution to humanity. We pledge to continue working hard to realise his dreams and create a better planet. pic.twitter.com/4y0HqBO762
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Published October 2nd, 2019 at 09:45 IST