PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary.

"My tributes to Pujya (respected) Bapu," he tweeted. The Father of the Nation was assassinated on this day in 1948 here.

पूज्य बापू को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर शत् शत् नमन। My tributes to Pujya Bapu.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 30, 2015

Modi also paid tributes, on the Martyr's Day today, to all those who have laid down their lives for the country.

"On Martyrs' Day, I pay homage to each & every martyr who laid his or her life for our Nation. Their bravery & courage will always inspire," he added.