Updated January 30th, 2019 at 11:32 IST

Delhi CM Kejriwal launches attack on Martyrs' Day, says Sangh 'hatred' took away Mahatma Gandhi

Even as the Nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has found himself in the middle of a controversy after he politicised the occasion by dragging 'Sangh' in his tweet.

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Even as the Nation pays homage to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 71st death anniversary on Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has found himself in the middle of a controversy after he politicised the occasion by dragging 'Sangh' in his tweet. He wrote that 'it is the hatred bred by the fundamentalist ideology of Sangh that took away Bapu'.

Meanwhile, President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Modi paid their tribute to the ‘Father of the Nation' on his death anniversary.

In tweets the President wrote in English as well as in Hindi:

Meanwhile, Prime Minister Modi also took to Twitter and wrote:

Prime Minister is on his second visit to Gujarat and he will be inaugurating the National Salt Satyagraha Memorial in Dandi.

Other Political figures also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi:

 

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Published January 30th, 2019 at 11:32 IST