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PIX: G20 leaders pay homage to 'beacon of peace' Mahatma Gandhi

Source: PTI   -  Edited By: Hemant Waje
Last updated on: September 10, 2023 19:36 IST
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G20 leaders, including United States President Joe Biden, Unbited Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial Rajghat in New Delhi on Sunday.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi received the leaders at the rain-drenched Rajghat.

He welcomed the dignitaries with an 'angvastram' or stole having in the background an image of Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram in Gujarat, which was his home from 1917 to 1930 and served as one of the main centres of India's freedom struggle.

 

The prime minister was seen explaining to the leaders the significance of the ashram.

The G20 leaders paid tributes to Gandhi by laying wreaths at his samadhi.

While some leaders, including Modi and Sunak, walked barefoot, others were seen wearing white footwear provided to the visitors at Rajghat.

Later, Modi said in a post on X that at the iconic Rajghat, the G20 family paid homage to Gandhi -- the beacon of peace, service, compassion and non-violence.

'As diverse nations converge, Gandhi ji's timeless ideals guide our collective vision for a harmonious, inclusive and prosperous global future,' he wrote.

Modi shared a video on X in which the leaders were seen signing on 'peace wall' at the 'Leaders' Lounge'.

'The ideals of Mahatma Gandhi reverberate globally,' he wrote.

IMAGES: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden, UK PM Rishi Sunak, Australian PM Anthony Albanese, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and other heads of state and government and heads of international organisations at Delhi's Rajghat to pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi and lay a wreath. Photographs: ANI, Kenny Holston/Pool via Reuters, @narendramodi/Twitter
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