Vijayawada, Oct. 2 -- Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister Chandrababu Naiu paid tributes to Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi and former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri here today.

Governor of Andhra Pradesh Abdul Nazeer paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 156th birth anniversary and Lal Bahadur Shastri, former Prime Minister on his 121st birth anniversary, by offering flowers to their portraits at a programme held at Durbar Hall in Raj Bhavan here on Thursday.

Speaking on the occasion, Governor Abdul Nazeer recalled Mahatma Gandhi's contributions to India's independence movement and said that his message of peace and non-violence is relevant even today. The Governor said Gandhi Jay...