President Murmu, PM Modi pay floral tributes at Rajghat on Gandhi Jayanti

President Murmu, PM Modi pay floral tributes at Rajghat on
Gandhi Jayanti

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday, 2 October, paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat in the national capital on the occasion of 154th Gandhi Jayanti.

PM also led the tributes for Mahatma Gandhi on social media saying that Gandhi’s impact is “global” and “motivating the entire humankind to further the spirit of unity and compassion”.

Taking to his X (formerly twitter) he wrote “I bow to Mahatma Gandhi on the special occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.
His timeless teachings continue to illuminate our path.
May we always work towards fulfilling his dreams and may his thoughts enable every youngster be the agent of change he dreamt of, fostering unity and harmony all over”.

Whereas Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes at Rajghat and saying that Mahatma Gandhi is “not just an individual, but an idea, an ideology and the moral compass of our great nation.”

In a post on X he wrote
“His ideals of truth, non-violence, freedom, equality and coexistence have eternal value. We bow in reverence to Bapu’s ideals on his Jayanti,”

In the meanwhile, the official X handle of Congress wrote
“On Gandhi Jayanti, we pay a billion tributes to the Mahatma, whose life-long dedication to the cause of freedom won India her Independence. Let us pledge that his values of peace, unity and non-violence, the bedrock of our nation—continue to act as our guiding light.”

Jharkhand governor CP Radhakrishnan, chief minister Hemant Soren, and JMM leader Mahua Manjhi also paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi in Ranchi.

Gandhi Jayanti marks the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi and is celebrated every year on October 2. The day is also celebrated as the International Day of non-violence to honour Mahatma Gandhi’s values of non-violence and tolerance that he preached.

News Edit K.V.Raman