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Gandhi Jayanti 2018: President Kovind, PM Modi and Congress chief Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Bapu at Rajghat

ypsrocks21 October 02, 2018 News Buzzer,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

President Ram Nath Kovind also paid floral tributes to Bapuji at Rajghat on the ocassion.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday also paid tributes to Bapuji at Rajghat on birth anniversary.

The Congress chief was among the first of the senior leaders to pay homage to Gandhi at his iconic memorial this morning.

"Gandhiji is not an immobile statue, he is a living set of ideas and values flowing through India. Truth and non-violence, which he lived for and was killed for are the foundation of our country. True patriots must protect them," Rahul Gandhi posted on Twitter.

Both Rahul and Sonia left immediately as they are slated to travel to Wardha for the Congress Working Committee (CWC).

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia, who arrived soon after Rahul, also paid homage to the Mahatma.

After them, Sonia Gandhi arrived and paid floral tributes amid the strains of 'bhajans'.

Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal and senior BJP leader L K Advani also paid tributes to Gandhi on the occasion.

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PM Modi pays tribute to Bapu on October 2

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on October 2, 2018 to mark Gandhi`s 149th birth anniversary.

Photo Credits: AFP

President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute at Rajghat

India's President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on October 2, 2018, to mark Gandhi''s 149th birth anniversary.

Photo Credits: AFP

Sonia Gandhi sprinkles rose petals to pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

Former India Congress Party president Sonia Gandhi sprinkles rose petals while paying tribute at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on October 2, 2018, to mark Gandhi''s 149th birth anniversary.

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Congress chief Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary

India Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi sprinkles rose petals while paying tribute at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on October 2, 2018 to mark Gandhi`s 149th birth anniversary.

Photo Credits: AFP

PM Modi pays tribute to Bapu to mark 149th birth anniversary

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute at Rajghat, the memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, in New Delhi on October 2, 2018, to mark Gandhi`s 149th birth anniversary.

Photo Credits: AFP

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