Maharashtra: Congress, NCP (SP) leaders pay tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversary

The Congress and NCP SP leaders paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 155th birth anniversary on WednesdayAll India Congress Committee incharge of Maharashtra Ramesh Chennithala said those who indulge in the politics of religion should read Gandhijis thoughts on the need for social harmony and brotherhoodPeople from all walks of life paid homage to the Father of the Nation by visiting Mani Bhavan which was Mahatma Gandhis Mumbai headquarters for about 17 years from 1917 to 1934Chennithala accompanied by Mumbai Congress president Varsha Gaikwad state party chief Nana Patole and other leaders also visited Mani BhavanChennithala told reporters that his party takes inspirations from Mahatma Gandhis idealsThose who indulge in the politics of religion should read Gandhijis thoughts on the need for social harmony and brotherhood he saidThe Congress leader said everyone respects Gandhiji Prime Minister Narendra Modi should think whether Gandhijis ideals are being followed during his tenure he saidNCP SP leaders led by Lok Sabha member Supriya Sule and Maharashtra party chief Jayant Patil took out a march from the Gandhi statue near Mantralaya to the statue of former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri and later walked till the Hutatma Chowk in south MumbaiCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi paid rich tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his birth anniversaryWhile Rahul Gandhi said the Mahatma was not just an individual but a way of living and thinking Kharge said they are following his ideas as they are being challenged todayBapu has taught me that if we want to live we should live without fear we should walk on the path of truth love compassion and harmony while uniting everyone Rahul Gandhi saidGandhi ji was not just an individual he was a way of living and thinking the former Congress president said in a post in Hindi on X while paying salutations to the Father of the Nation on his birth anniversaryHe also paid floral tributes at Mahatma Gandhis memorial at Rajghat in the morningKharge said the thoughts and ideals of Mahatma Gandhi the Father of the Nation who showed the path of peace to the entire world with the highest values of truth nonviolence and satyagraha the architect of the Indian freedom struggle are always inspiring for usToday we are facing the challenge to his ideas by following the principles of Bapu Best wishes to all the countrymen on Gandhi Jayanti Kharge said on X