New Delhi, Dec. 5 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat and signed the guestbook of the memorial complex.

"In many respects, one of the founders of modern India, the great philosopher and humanist Mahatma Gandhi made an invaluable contribution to the cause of peace throughout the world. His ideas about freedom, virtue, and compassion remain relevant to this day, " Putin wrote in his short note.

"In many respects, Mahatma Gandhi anticipated the new, more just multipolar world order that is now taking shape. In his letters to Leo Tolstoy, he extensively reflected on the future of a world free from diktat and hegemony, founded on the principles of equality, mutual respect, and coope...