New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday, October 2, paid homage to the "extraordinary life of beloved Bapu", marking the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti.

"Gandhi Jayanti is about paying homage to the extraordinary life of beloved Bapu, whose ideals transformed the course of human history. He demonstrated how courage and simplicity could become instruments of great change," PM Modi wrote in a post on X.

The Prime Minister added that he would follow Mahatma Gandhi's path to build a Viksit Bharat.

"He believed in the power of service and compassion as essential means of empowering people. We will keep following his path in our quest to build a Viksit Bharat," PM Modi said.

Earlier in the morn...