'May Bapu’s timeless message keep guiding us': PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries. The event emphasized the leaders' values of simplicity, courage, and national service.
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Reflects the ongoing cultural and political significance of these historical figures in modern Indian governance and national identity.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a special interfaith prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, where he paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation.Earlier in the day, PM Modi paid floral tributes to Gandhi at Rajghat and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat to mark their respective birth anniversaries. In a post on X, the Prime Minister had further said the lives of Gandhi and Shastri, marked by “simplicity, courage and service to the nation”, continue to inspire generations. He said their ideals and commitment to India's progress would remain a guiding light.PM had earlier paid tribute to Gandhi on his 157th birth anniversary and called for greater adoption of Swadeshi, with Khadi at the forefront.
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