Mahatma Gandhi death anniversary: President, PM Modi pay tributes

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the Rajghat memorial on his 78th death anniversary on Friday (January 30, 2026).

Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan and several Union Ministers, including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, also visited the memorial to pay tributes to the Father of the Nation.

A two minutes silence was observed by the dignitaries in his memory.

At an all-faith prayer meeting held at the memorial, Gandhi’s favourite devotional songs, including “Raghuptati Raghav Raja Ram”, were rendered.

 Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla paid floral tributes at Raj Ghat on January 30, marking the 78th death anniversary (Punyatithi) of Mahatma Gandhi. Birla offered homage at the samadhi sthal of the Father of the Nation.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, popular as Mahatma Gandhi, was the leading figure of India’s struggle for Freedom from the British rule. He was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30, 1948, in Delhi.