PM Modi Pays Tribute To Mahatma Gandhi

NEW DELHI:  Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi on his 67th death anniversary.

“My tributes to Pujya (respected) Bapu,” he tweeted.

Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948 at Birla House. The building, located in the heart of Delhi, has since been converted into a museum, and is known as Gandhi Smriti.

Unlike most leaders anywhere in the world, Gandhi knew how to risk his popularity. Ram Manohar Lohia wrote about Gandhi: "He had a calf, the child of a sacred cow, injected to death in a certain situation; he had a monkey shot, he took Harijans into temples, he refused to attend weddings unless they were inter-caste; he sanctioned divorce, he had a large sum of 55 crore and more given to Pakistan at a time when Hindus held that treasonable; he acted and not alone spoke against property; in brief, he hardly ever missed doing anything that brought danger and calumny to him."

Modi also paid tribute to those who laid down their lives for the country.

“On Martyrs’ Day, I pay homage to each & every martyr who laid his or her life for our nation. Their bravery & courage will always inspire,” Modi said in another tweet.

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