Modi pays tributes to Nehru on birthday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today paid tributes to the country's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru on his 126th birth anniversary, saying the late leader had spent his life in giving freedom to India.
"Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's life was spent in giving India freedom & leading India as the 1st PM. Tributes to him on his birth anniversary," tweeted Modi, who is in London on an official visit.
Nehru was born to Motilal Nehru and Swaroop Rani on November 14, 1889, in Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.
His birthday is celebrated as Children's Day in India as he was fond of children.