PM Modi pays tributes to Mahatma Gandhi, Lal Bahadur Shastri on birth anniversary

He also paid homage to India's second prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary, too, fell on Thursday.

By: Express Web Desk

New Delhi | Updated: October 2, 2025 01:03 PM IST

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary at the Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (PTI Photo)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday paid his homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary, and said the current government will follow his vision for building a developed nation.

Taking to X, Modi said: “Gandhi Jayanti is about paying homage to the extraordinary life of beloved Bapu, whose ideals transformed the course of human history. He demonstrated how courage and simplicity could become instruments of great change.” Modi said Gandhi believed in the power of service and compassion as the crucial means to empower people.

The prime minister also paid his tributes to India’s second prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, whose birth anniversary was also marked on Thursday.

Terming of him as “an extraordinary statesman”, Modi said Shastri’s integrity, humility, and determination strengthened India.

“He personified exemplary leadership, strength and decisive action. His clarion call of ‘Jai Jawan Jai Kisan’ ignited a spirit of patriotism among our people. He continues to motivate us in the endeavour of building a strong and self-reliant India,” the prime minister said.

Modi, who has been promoting swadeshi, said buying and using products made by the Indians will be a true tribute to Gandhi and Shastri.

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