Modi commemorates Mahatma Gandhi, posts tweets

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Jan 30, 2016, 02:05

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Jan 30, 2016, 02:05

New Delhi: Today marks the day when Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of the Nation, died. The day saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi paying tribute to the preeminent leader in the form of multiple tweets.

"Salutations to beloved Bapu on his Punya Tithi," he said in a tweet.

पूज्य बापू की पुण्यतिथि पर उनको शत् शत् नमन। Salutations to beloved Bapu on his Punya Tithi.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 30, 2016

The prime minister also remembered the martyrs who laid down their lives for the nation and urged people to pay respect to them.

Remembering the valour of all martyrs who gave their lives for the Nation. Their sacrifices remain etched in our memory.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 30, 2016

Let us as a nation stand together in silence for 2 minutes at 11 AM today as a mark of respect towards our brave martyrs.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 30, 2016

(IANS) (picture courtesy: pib.nic.in)

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