Modi, Gandhi, pay tributes to Lalbahadur Shastri on death anniversary
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday paid homage to India's second prime minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri, on his death anniversary.
Taking to Twitter, Prime Minister Modi said Shastri's "impeccable service" will be remembered for generations to come.
"We pay homage to Shastri Ji on his Punya Tithi. His impeccable service and courageous leadership will be remembered for generations to come," he said.
Remembering Shastri, Rahul Gandhi underscored the importance of building the unity and solidarity of people.
"Among the major tasks before us, none is of greater importance for our strength and stability than the task of building up the unity and solidarity of our people. My tributes to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri ji on his death anniversary," Gandhi said.
.Lal Bahadur Shastri , who was born in 1904 and held the prime minister's office between June, 1964 and January, 1966, died on January 11, 1966 in Tashkent in the now-defunct Soviet Union.
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