Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 76th death anniversary.
Mr. Modi paid floral tributes to the father of the nation at Rajghat in the morning and attended a prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in the evening.
“I pay homage to Pujya Bapu on his Punya Tithi. I also pay homage to all those who have been martyred for our nation. Their sacrifices inspire us to serve the people and fulfil their vision for our nation,” the Prime Minister said in a post on X.
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Also on the microblogging site, quotes of Gandhiji noted down by Mr. Modi in his personal diary were shared by a handle called Modi Archives.
“We bring you pages from Narendra Modi’s personal diary, which demonstrate that not only did he extensively read Mahatma Gandhi, but he also wrote down Gandhi’s quotes in his personal diary as something of inspirational value to him…” the Modi Archives handle said in a post on X.
At the prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti, Mr. Modi also interacted with school children.