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PM Modi, Gandhis, & other political leaders mark Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary

The country and politicians honoured Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary, with tributes being made at Raj Ghat and the historic Central Hall in Parliament.

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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Sonia Gandhi were among political leaders who paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary in the Central Hall of Parliament Wednesday.

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, BJP veteran L.K. Advani, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad offered rose petals at the portrait of Gandhi in the historic Central Hall.

President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President Venkaiah Naidu were also present.

Naidu urged people to implement Gandhian principles in their daily lives.

“As we pay reverential homage to the Mahatma on his 150th Birth Anniversary, let us strive to transform our lives by internalizing and implementing the Gandhian principles in our daily life,” the vice president said in his tweet.

The Prime Minister said the nation expresses its gratitude to Gandhi for his everlasting contribution to humanity.

“We pledge to continue working hard to realise his dreams and create a better planet,” Modi wrote on Twitter.

In a short video on Gandhi, Modi said his message of peace is still relevant to the world community.

The Prime Minister also referred to the seven perversions Gandhi had cautioned people about ⁠— wealth without work, pleasure without conscience, knowledge without character, visit without ethics, science without humanity, religion without sacrifice and politics without principles.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Raj Ghat, where some of Mahatma Gandhi’s ashes are interred, in New Delhi | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
Young girls spin the ‘charkha’ at Parliament | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
While Sonia Gandhi was greeted by PM Modi and Birla, there was no exchange of greetings between Modi and Rahul at Parliament | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi walks past PM Modi and Speaker Birla inside the Central Hall in Parliament where tributes were paid to Mahatma Gandhi’s portrait | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
Mahatama Gandhi's statue, at Parliament, adorned with flowers on occasion of his 150th birth anniversary | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
The Mahatma Gandhi statue at Parliament has become an iconic statue | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
BJP veteran L K Advani, Union ministers Piyush Goyal and Hardeep Singh Puri, and BJP working president J P Nadda were among those who paid floral tributes to the father of the nation | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
BJP veteran L.K. Advani was among those who attended the ceremonial tributes to the father of the nation at Raj Ghat | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
PM Modi at Parliament on Mahatama Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
PM Modi at the Central Hall inside Parliament | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was among others who offered rose petals at the portrait of Gandhi in the historic Central Hall | Praveen Jain | ThePrint
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh walks past Advani as he goes to pay tributes to Gandhi’s portrait inside Parliament | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

(With inputs from PTI) 

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