Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and India's second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. PM Modi said Mahatma Gandhi's life and ideals based on truth, harmony and equality will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen.
Modi also paid homage to Shastri, who was also born on this day. He dedicated his life to the country's soldiers, farmers and pride, Modi said of Shastri, who raised the slogan of Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan and whose simplicity and honesty earned him wide respect.
The prime minister visited the memorials of Gandhi and Shastri in the national capital to pay homage to them. PM Modi also attended a cleanliness drive along with some school students to mark the 10th anniversary of the Swachhata Bharat campaign, which was launched in 2014 on the birth anniversary of Gandhi. PM Modi urged everyone to be part of such a drive in their surroundings, saying such an initiative will strengthen the resolve for a clean India.
President Droupadi Murmu paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 155th birth anniversary and attended Sarva Dharma Prarthana at Rajghat.