PM Modi, President Murmu Pay Tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on 77th Death Anniversary

NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the nation in paying homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 77th death anniversary on Thursday.

President Murmu laid a wreath at Gandhi's memorial, Rajghat, while Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, PM Modi, and Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Manohar Lal Khattar, among others, also paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation.

A two-minute silence was observed in memory of Gandhi.

Earlier, PM Modi expressed his tribute on X, saying, "Tributes to Pujya Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals motivate us to build a developed India. I also pay tributes to all those martyred for our nation and recall their service as well as sacrifices."

In a separate post, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, stating, "Pujya Bapu's ideals will continue to guide us in our quest to ensure development for all. On Gandhi Smriti Diwas, I pay my tributes to the Father of the Nation."

Union Minister Amit Shah also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi in a post, stating, "On behalf of the grateful nation, I pay my tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, the leading figure of the Indian freedom movement, who popularised the Indian values ​​of truth, non-violence and fight against injustice across the world, on his death anniversary.

Mahatma Gandhi strengthened the freedom movement by binding the country in the thread of unity. His thoughts towards cleanliness, self-reliance and empowerment of rural India will continue to inspire the countrymen."

Mahatma Gandhi, the most prominent face of India's freedom movement, was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on this day in 1948.

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