The Nation pays homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, on his 157th birth anniversary today. A Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha was held at Bapu’s Samadhi, at Rajghat in the National Capital. President Droupadi Murmu attended the Sarva Dharma Prarthana this morning and paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation. 

 

Vice President C P Radhakrishnan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and other leaders also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. 

 

Vice President and Prime Minister paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi this evening. Several other dignitaries also paid tributes to Bapu. Eminent singers as well as school students sang devotional songs during the programme.