Gandhi Jayanti: Modi, Sonia, Pranab pay homage at Rajghat

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New Delhi, Oct 02, 2015: The nation today remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and other leaders paying floral tributes to him at his memorial in New Delhi.

President Pranab Mukherjee also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial on his 146th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi.

PM Narendra Modi paying floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhi memorial on his 146th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi on Friday (October 2). Modi, who arrived at Rajghat at around 7:40 AM, offered rose petals to the ’samadhi’, which attracts a large number of Gandhian followers and admirers today.

Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit pay homage at the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of his birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi.

Senior BJP Leader LK Advani also joined in paying homage to the Father of the Nation at Rajghat in New Delhi.

Delhi Chief Minister M Arvind Kejriwal paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi by bowing his head at his memorial on his 146th birth anniversary at Rajghat in New Delhi.

Vice President Hamid Ansari also paid homage to the Mahatma on his birth anniversary.

Mahatma Gandhi, besides standing for liberty and freedom, also championed the cause of cleanliness, and Prime Minister’s ’Clean India’ campaign which completed one year today is a tribute to his values.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders, Congress Chief Sonia Gandhi and Shiela Dixit paying floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial in New Delhi.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal paying tribute to the Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Vidhan Sabha premises, Old Secretariat, in New Delhi.

Arvind Kejriwal and others pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 146th birth Anniversary at Vidhan Sabha in New Delhi.

A large number of school children also gathered at the venue to pay homage to the father of the nation.

Children and other visitors paying homage to the Father of the Nation at his memorial in New Delhi.

Congress leaders beeline to pay floral tributes to the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Vadodara.

VMC: Boy’s Scouts in Vadodara pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

Panchkula: Students of Hallmark school drawing a potrait of Mahatma Gandhi on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015.

Moradabad : Children dressed up as Mahatma Gandhi take part in a program to pay tribute to him.

Patiala: School children form a human chain resembling Mahatma Gandhi ahead of Gandhi Jayanti in Patiala on Thursday.

Bhopal: Children dressed as Mahatma Gandhi during a contest in a Foundation School on the eve of Gandhi Jayanti.

Jalandhar: School students hold placards carrying Mahatma Gandhi’s message for peace.

Kolkata: Freedom fighter and President of Bapuji Smarak Samity Jatin Chandra Das cleans the living room of Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Bhavan in Kolkata on Wednesday.

Courtesy: Indian express