In Pics: President, PM Modi, others pay tributes to Gandhi, Shastri on their birth anniversaries
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary. Sonia Gandhi and Rahul also visited Raj Ghat and Vijay Ghat, memorials to Mahatma Gandhi and India's second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, respectively, to pay floral tributes to them. Several Union Ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and other political leaders also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 152nd birth anniversary. Born on October 2, 1869, in Porbandar town of Gujarat, Mahatma Gandhi or Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi adopted a non-violent resistance and was at the forefront of the freedom struggle against the colonial British rule.
President Ram Nath Kovind pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rajghat
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary
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Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary, at Rajghat.
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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rajghat
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Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Deputy CM Manish Sisodia (R) pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary, at Rajghat
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Tiril Ashram in Ranchi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary at Parliament House.
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Congress President Sonia Gandhi pays tribute to former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary at Parliament House.