Gandhi Jayanti: India celebrates Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary

The nation is celebrating the 149th birth anniversary of the Father of Nation, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi on Tuesday. President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial in Raj Ghat. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other ministers reached Raj Ghat early on Tuesday morning to pay respects to Mahatma Gandhi. Congress president Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi also paid tribute to the Father of the Nation at Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial Raj Ghat.

Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik's sandart tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Puri beach in Odisha.

A mural of the Father of the Nation outside Mumbai's Churchgate Station.

Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal tweeted a video of 70 railways employees organising a flash mob at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai to spread the message of cleanliness.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.

The Mumbai Police tweeted the picture of a letter by Mahatma Gandhi to Francis C. Griffith, Commissioner of Police (1919-1921) for arranging a meeting with him.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis takes part in 'Padayatra' in Nagpur to mark Gandhi's birthday.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Lucknow.

Students of Kalyan Railway School painted a local train to mark Mahatma Gandhi 's birth anniversary and to create Swachh Bharat awareness.

President Ram Nath Kovind pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial in Raj Ghat. 

Delhi: President Ram Nath Kovind pays tribute to #MahatmaGandhi at Rajghat. #Gandhi150 pic.twitter.com/4sO6ml1Htf

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2018

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat.

PM Narendra Modi pays tribute to #MahatmaGandhi at Rajghat. #Gandhi150 pic.twitter.com/MXeM7hXhpc

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2018

Sonia Gandhi pays tribute at Raj Ghat on the  birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi pays tribute at Rajghat on the 150th birth anniversary of #MahatmaGandhi. pic.twitter.com/IXXw1PYDwo

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2018

Congress President Rahul Gandhi pays tribute at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial on his 150th birth anniversary.

Congress President Rahul Gandhi pays tribute at Rajghat on #MahatmaGandhi 150th birth anniversary. pic.twitter.com/8JsCqcSE8B

— ANI (@ANI) October 2, 2018

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