Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi attends prayer meet organised on Mahatma Gandhi s death anniversary, at Gandhi Smriti. Picture credit (ANI)
NEW DELHI: Paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said his ideals continue to motivate millions. Gandhi was shot dead on this day in 1948 by Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is observed as Martyrs Day. Tributes to the great Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals continue to motivate millions. On Martyrs Day we recall the heroic sacrifices of all those great women and men who devoted themselves towards India s freedom and the well-being of every Indian, Modi said in a tweet.
In India, five days are declared as Martyrs Day to honour those who laid down their lives for the country. Of these, the first day is January 30, when Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated in 1948.
Martyrs’ Day: PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi On His Death Anniversary Tributes to the great Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals continue to motivate millions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-30T09:55:41+05:30 Martyrs’ Day: PM Narendra Modi Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi On His Death Anniversary outlookindia.com 2021-01-30T10:08:45+05:30
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind on Saturday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary.
PM Modi said M.K Gandhi s ideals continue to motivate millions of people across the globe. Tributes to the great Bapu on his Punya Tithi. His ideals continue to motivate millions. On Martyrs Day we recall the heroic sacrifices of all those great women and men who devoted themselves towards India s freedom and the well-being of every Indian, Modi said in a tweet.
TN Governor, CM pay floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary ANI | Updated: Jan 30, 2021 15:20 IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], January 30 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit and Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami on Saturday paid floral tributes to the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 73rd death anniversary at GandhiStatue, Marina Beach Chennai.
Deputy Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu O Paneer Selvam, Ministers of the state and several Congress party leaders also paid homage to Gandhi at the GandhiStatue at Marina.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid his tributes to Gandhi and said that his ideas continue to motivate millions.
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President, PM Modi pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary
The nation on Saturday remembered Mahatma Gandhi on his 73rd death anniversary with President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi leading the country in paying homage to the Father of the Nation. President Kovind, Vice President Naidu, Prime Minister Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, among others, also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat in Delhi.Â
Gandhi was shot dead on this day in 1948 by Nathuram Godse. His death anniversary is observed as Martyrs Day.
The President said that the nation was grateful to him and that everyone should embrace his ideals of peace, non-violence, simplicity, purity of means and humility.