A grateful nation pays homage to the Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary on Tuesday.
The President, Vice President, Prime Minister, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and senior BJP leader L K Advani and several other leaders paid floral tributes at the Samadhi of the father of the nation.
An all-religion prayer was held at Rajghat. The favourite hymns of Gandhi were also played at the function.In Parliament House, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar led MPs in offering floral tributes at the portraits of Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri in the Central Hall.
Leader of Lok Sabha Sushilkumar Shinde, Leader of the Opposition in the lower house Sushma Swaraj, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and BJP Parliamentary Party leader L K Advani were also present on the occasion.
Several functions are being organised across the country to mark the occasion.The nation also remembers former Prime Minister late Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 108th birth anniversary on Tuesday.