Nation Pays Tribute To Lal Bahadur Shastri On His 115th Birth Anniversary

New Delhi: As India celebrated Lal Bahadur Shahstri's 115th Birth Anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday recalled the grit and determination of the former Prime Minister of India.

"India will never forget the valuable contribution of Shastri Ji. He was a stalwart who never deviated from his ideals and principles, come what may," Modi tweeted.

At Vijay Ghat, paid tributes to Shastri Ji.

India will never forget the valuable contribution of Shastri Ji. He was a stalwart who never deviated from his ideals and principles, come what may. pic.twitter.com/myP7h3erqt

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) October 2, 2019

He also posted a short video on the leader in which he referred to Shastri's grit and determination and his love for khadi.

President, Ram Nath Kovind visited Vijay Ghat today and paid his obeisance to the former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri as well.

President Kovind paid tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri at Vijay Ghat on his birth anniversary pic.twitter.com/d7nQK3WOBc

— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) October 2, 2019

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik and BJP MP Gautam Gambhir were among many who tweeted remembering Shastri today.

श्री लाल बहादुर शास्त्री जी सच्चे अर्थों में भारत रत्न थे, उन्होंने अपनी ईमानदारी, सादगी, कर्तव्यनिष्ठा और दृढ़ संकल्प से भारत का नेतृत्व किया। गुदड़ी के लाल शास्त्री जी ने न सिर्फ देश के वीर सैनिकों का मनोबल बढ़ाया बल्कि किसानों को भी आत्मनिर्भर बनाने के लिए भरसक प्रयास किये। pic.twitter.com/IHhrR0rrGj

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) October 2, 2019

Humble tributes to former Prime Minister #LalBahadurShastri on his birth anniversary. He was a freedom fighter, patriot and his golden words, “Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan” is still a guiding force to build a strong and powerful nation. pic.twitter.com/ChsciolVy2

— Naveen Patnaik (@Naveen_Odisha) October 2, 2019

“That loyalty to the country comes ahead of all other loyalties. And this is an absolute loyalty since one cannot weight it in terms of what one receives.” My humble homage on the birth anniversary of a great patriot Shri. Lal Bahadur Shastri. #LalBahadurShastriJayanti pic.twitter.com/4tFmQuTzJx

— Gautam Gambhir (@GautamGambhir) October 2, 2019

Shastri was born in 1904 in Uttar Pradesh's Mughalsarai.