PM Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi, Congress slams 'those who glorify Godse'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on January 30 paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary.

He said on X, "I pay homage to Pujya Bapu on his Punya Tithi. I also pay homage to all those who have been martyred for our nation. Their sacrifices inspire us to serve the people and fulfil their vision for our nation."

A prayer meeting was held at Congress' Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra campsite in Araria in Bihar early in the morning to remember Mahatma Gandhi on the day he was assassinated by Nathuram Godse in 1948.

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared pictures from the prayer meeting on X and wrote, "Our battle against the ideologies that resisted and rejected him in his lifetime, and now attempt to appropriate him ever so frequently, continues."

He also said, "Those who glorify Godse should not and will not be allowed to define the idea of India."

Rahul Gandhi said that on this very day, the ideology of hatred and violence had snatched away the revered Bapu from the country. "And, today the same thinking wants to snatch away his principles and ideals from us," he said.

"But in this storm of hatred, the flame of truth and harmony must not be extinguished," the Congress leader said and added that this will be the true tribute to Mahatma Gandhi.

(With PTI inputs)

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