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Prez Kovind, PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat - See pics

New Delhi: As India remembers Mahatma Gandhi, political leaders including President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, and Rahul Gandhi, paid respects to the Father of Nation at Raj Ghat on his 74th death anniversary. UP CM Yogi Aditynath also paid floral tribute to Bapu in Lucknow.

An interfaith prayer was also held at Raj Ghat and Gandhi's favourite devotional songs were rendered to mark the death anniversary of the father of the nation.

A gun salute was given at the memorial where school students and people from different walks of life gathered to pay respects to Bapu.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, by Nathu Ram Godse. His death anniversary is observed as Martyrs' Day.

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Updated:Jan 30, 2022, 02:39 PM IST

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President Ram Nath Kovind pays floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s death anniversary, Indian President Ram Nath Kovind paid homage to the Father of Nation on Martyrs’ Day and attended Sarva Dharma Prarthana at Raj Ghat in New Delhi on Sunday January 30, 2022.

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PM Narendra Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.

"Remembering Bapu on his Punya Tithi. It is our collective endeavour to further popularise his noble ideals. Today, on Martyrs’ Day, paying homage to all the greats who courageously safeguarded our nation. Their service and bravery will always be remembered," wrote Modi on Bapu's death anniversary.

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PM Modi at Delhi's Raj Ghat on Martyrs' Day.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Raj Ghat and paid floral tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at on his death anniversary in New Delhi on Sunday.

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Rahul Gandhi paying respects to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time they can seem invincible but in the end, they always fall. Think of it always," wrote Rahul Gandhi on Twitter while remembering Bapu.

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Rahul Gandhi at Raj Ghat on Sunday.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary at Delhi’s Raj Ghat this morning.

“A Hindutvawadi shot Gandhiji. All Hindutvaists feel that Gandhiji is no more. Where there is truth, Bapu is still alive there,” wrote Gandhi on Twitter.

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Yogi Adityanath paying tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays floral homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary, at Gandhi Statue GPO in Lucknow on Sunday.