Gandhi Jayanti 2024: PM Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, pays tribute at Raj Ghat
Gandhi Jayanti,2 october 2024
President Mahatma Gandhi’s birth anniversary is being celebrated across the country. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat. PM Modi posted on social media and wrote, “On behalf of all the countrymen, salute to Pujya Bapu on his birth anniversary. His life and ideals based on truth, harmony and equality will always remain an inspiration for the countrymen.”
On this occasion, a Sarva Dharma Prarthana Sabha was also organized, in which senior leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) including Union Ministers were also present. Mahatma Gandhi was born on 2 October 1869 in Porbandar, Gujarat. His birthday is celebrated as Gandhi Jayanti as well as International Non-Violence Day. He led the fight to free India from British rule. His lesson of non-violent protest is still remembered with respect all over the world.