Modi looks forward to celebrate Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on global scale

Porbandar, 2 October 2013

Like every 2nd October, Gujarat Chief Minister Shri Narendra Modi today visited Mahatma Gandhi’s birth place ‘Kirti mandir’ in Porbandar on occasion of Gandhi’s 145th birth anniversary. Shri Modi opened new portraits of Mahatma Gandhi and Kasturba painted by Shri Narayanbhai Kher. He also paid tribute to late prime minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary. Shri Modi asked to be prepared for celebrations of Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary on global scale after five years from now. He launched ‘Camera ni najare – Bapu” CD. Shri Modi participated in sarva dharma prarthana. local MLA and minister Shri Babubhai Bokhiria, local MP Shri Vitthalbhai Radadia, district panchayat president Bhojabhai Parmar, guarding secretary Vinay Vyasa, municipality president Shri Pankajbhai Majithia, Collector MA Gandhi, DDO BC Pattani, Prant officer Chetan Ganatra and others were present on this occasion.