Highlights – Mahatma Gandhi death anniversary: President Kovind, PM Modi pay tribute at Rajghat on Martyrs’ Day

Gandhi was the pioneer of non-violence and practiced it throughout his life. His struggles brought freedom to a country which had been under British rule for about 200 years.

Highlights – Mahatma Gandhi death anniversary:

01:50 pm: The prayer meet at Rajghat marked the day as India paid tribute to the father of the nation.

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01:07 pm: “It’s time to revive & follow his ideals to restore India to its pristine glory. His principle of non-violence is as relevant today as it was in his lifetime to ensure peace not just in India but globally,” tweeted Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh.

1:05 pm: Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday said, “There’s not a single person in the world untouched by the teachings of Bapu.His ideologies of Satya & Ahimsa as an ideal way of life will always remain significant in times to come.”

1:00 pm: Paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik on Tuesday made a sand art remembering Bapu.

Sand Art at Puri beach. (Source: Twitter/ @sudarsansand)

12:30 pm: President Ram Nath Kovind paying tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat took the salute.

#PresidentKovind attended Sarva Dharma Prarthana at Rajghat and paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs' Day pic.twitter.com/FraSI36laf

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 30, 2018

11:48 am: While Gandhi preached the path of non-violence, India today is facing troubling times with violence raging across states. Most recent in Kasganj where violence took communal flair and resulted in the death of an individual.

Cartoon by Mika Aziz.

11:40 am: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Delhi assembly.

मुख्यमंत्री @ArvindKejriwal ने दिल्ली विधानसभा में राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गाँधी को उनकी पुण्यतिथि पर श्रद्धांजलि अर्पित की ! pic.twitter.com/zMTjzFtjyg

— AAP (@AamAadmiParty) January 30, 2018

11:11 am: A prayer meeting is underway at Rajghat in the memory of Mahatma Gandhi with his favorite song Vaishnav Jan being sung. The meet is being attended by President, Prime Minister, Congress President, Vice President, three service chiefs among other dignitaries.

The meet is being attended by President, Prime Minister, Congress President, Vice President, three service chiefs among other dignitaries.

11:02 am: President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and salutes the father of the nation on his 70th death anniversary.

Highlights – Mahatma Gandhi death anniversary: President Ram Nath Kovind saluting the samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi. (Twitter/PresidentofIndia)

11:00 am: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, General Bipin Rawat, Navy chief Admiral Sunil Lanba & Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa also present at Rajghat.

Army Chief Gen Bipin rawat paying tribute at Rajghat. (Express Photo)

10:45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind have also reached Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi.

PM Modi paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. (Express Photo)

10:34 am: The world was shocked by three bullets that were fired by Nathuram Godse silencing Mahatma Gandhi. Here is how the news was covered by newspapers across the world. When newspapers across the world mourned the loss of Mahatma Gandhi

10:18 am: As India observes Gandhi Jayanti, here are some rare videos of the father of the nation to relive those years. Watch | When Mahatma Gandhi awed London

10:07 am: Former prime minister Manmohan Singh has also reached Rajghat to pay his tributes to the father of the nation on his death anniversary.

Former PM Manmohan Singh paying tributes at Rajghat. (Express Photo)

9:46 am: Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has reached Rajghat to pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on Martyrs Day.

Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi at Rajghat on Tuesday. (Express Photo)

9:44 am: At dusk on January 30, 1948, three powerful gunshots shred through the silence at Birla House in New Delhi, silencing the strongest voice of the Indian national movement. Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination as art 

9.35 am: People pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram on his 70th death anniversary.

People pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram on Tuesday. (Source: ANI)

9:20 am: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu remembering Mahatma Gandhi tweeted, “He was a true apostle of peace and non-violence. His life and message must continue to inspire every Indian.”

9.06 am: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah tweets, “On #MahatmaGandhi’s Martyrdom Day, let us take a pledge to live by his vision, of a free, secular and inclusive India. My Government & I pledge to continue our work to realize Mahatma’s vision and bring back #MahatmasIndia.”

8:51 am: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan paid his tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and remembered martyrs.

आइये, श्रद्धेय बापू और शहीदों के बलिदान को याद करते हुए भेदभाव, गरीबी, अशिक्षा, गंदगी, भ्रष्टाचार जैसी बुराइयों को मिटाएँ। नये भारत के निर्माण में अपना सर्वश्रेष्ठ योगदान दें; यही, शहीदों के प्रति हमारी सच्ची श्रद्धांजलि होगी।

— Shivraj Singh Chouhan (मोदी का परिवार ) (@ChouhanShivraj) January 30, 2018

8:40 am: Congress President Rahul Gandhi has reached Gandhi Smriti to pay tributes to the father of the nation on his death anniversary.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi. (Express Photo)

8:37 am: BJP President Amit Shah also remembered Gandhi Ji on his 70th death anniversary and paid his tributes.

राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गांधी जी की पुण्यतिथि पर उन्हें विनम्र श्रद्धांजलि। pic.twitter.com/rqWXwyQe6a

— Amit Shah (Modi Ka Parivar) (@AmitShah) January 30, 2018

8:35 am: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who is set to present his Union Budget on February 1 also remembered Gandhi and said, “Truth and non-violence always guided the political thought of Mahatma Gandhi. We remember his life, works and ideals on his Punya Tithi and follow the path shown by him.”

Respectful tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, Father of the Nation, on his Punya Tithi. Truth and non-violence always guided the political thought of Mahatma Gandhi. We remember his life, works and ideals on his Punya Tithi and follow the path shown by him.

— Arun Jaitley (@arunjaitley) January 30, 2018

8:34 am: remembering the father of the nation, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said that India today requires the message of peace and non-violence shared by Gandhi Ji.

बापू को शत शत नमन।

अहिंसा और भाईचारे के बापू के संदेश की आज भारत को सबसे अधिक ज़रूरत है।

— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) January 30, 2018

8:32 am: The Delhi government under CM Arvind Kejriwal is organising a prayer meet at Cannaught Place at 5 pm today.

8:29 am: Gandhi’s life offers fleeting impressions of someone who, even as his feet were firmly planted on the ground, was curiously unmoored, writes Vinay Lal, professor of history, University of California. The Homeless Gandhi 

8:26 am: President Ram Nath Kovind remembering Mahatma Gandhi tweeted, “On Martyrs’ Day, we gratefully remember Mahatma Gandhi and the countless freedom fighters who sacrificed their all for our Independence.”

शहीद दिवस पर हम महात्मा गांधी और उन अनगिनत स्वतन्त्रता सेनानियों को
कृतज्ञता के साथ याद करते हैं जिन्होने हमारी आज़ादी के लिए अपना सब कुछ न्योछावर कर दिया – राष्ट्रपति कोविन्द

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 30, 2018

8:22 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembering Mahatma Gandhi tweeted, “Remembering Bapu on his Punya Tithi.”

We bow to all those martyrs who have sacrificed themselves in service of our nation. We will always remember their courage as well as dedication towards the nation.

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 30, 2018

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