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pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his death anniversary
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President
Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice-President Mohd. Hamid
Ansari, Defence Minister AK Antony, Minister of
State for Defence MM Pallam Raju and other dignitaries
paying homage at the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on
the occasion of Martyr’s Day at Rajghat in Delhi
on January 30
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New Delhi:
India paid homage to the 'Father of the Nation', Mahatma
Gandhi, on his 61st death anniversary, which is also observed
as Martyr's Day. The main ceremony took place at Rajghat,
Gandhiji's memorial. President Pratibha Devisingh Patil
later inaugurated a 'Leprosy Seal Campaign' and an 'Anti-Leprosy
Fortnight'. Several other welfare programmes were also
launched in rememberance of Gandhiji. Meanwhile, events
have been organised in Gujarat, Gandhiji's birthplace.
Prayers were offered at Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad,
from where Bapu started his Dandi March in 1930. The Mahatma,
a practitioner of non-violence and truth, was instrumental
in ending British colonial rule in India. He was born
on October 2, 1869 and was assassinated on January 30,
1948.
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Jan 30, 2009
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