Donald Trump, Melania pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in Delhi and planted a sapling at the memorial of India's Father of the Nation.

Trump's message in the visitor's book at Raj Ghat read: 'The American people stand strongly with a sovereign and wonderful India - The vision of the great Mahatma Gandhi. This is a tremendous honor!'

The Trumps reached Rajghat after a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri accompanied the Trumps to Rajghat.