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Mahatma Gandhi remembered on 143rd birth anniversary

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 25 2013 | 5:33 AM IST

Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and senior BJP leader L K Advani were among the prominent people who visited Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat to offer floral tributes.

Other dignitaries who visited Rajghat included Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, Defence Minister A K Antony and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit.

An all-religion prayer was conducted during the remembrance ceremony. The favourite hymns of Gandhi were also played at the function.

  

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First Published: Oct 02 2012 | 9:45 AM IST

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