PM pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Shastri

October 02, 2020 08:27

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries.

Remembering Gandhi on his 151th birth anniversary, Modi said there is much to learn from his life and thoughts.

May Bapu's ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate India, he said.

The prime minister also went to Raj Ghat, memorial to Gandhi, to pay his tributes.

"We bow to beloved Bapu on Gandhi Jayanti. There is much to learn from his life and noble thoughts. May Bapu's ideals keep guiding us in creating a prosperous and compassionate India," the prime minister tweeted.

He also posted a short clip of his remarks on the father of the nation.

Gandhi was born on this day in 1869 at Porbandar in Gujarat.

The PM also went to Vijay Ghat, memorial of Shastri, to pay his tributes.

"Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji was humble and firm. He epitomised simplicity and lived for the welfare of our nation. We remember him on his Jayanti with a deep sense of gratitude for everything he has done for India," Modi tweeted.

Shastri, the second prime minister of India, was born in 1904 in Uttar Pradesh.

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