Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday said that the timeless teachings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi "continue to illuminate our path." He made the comments while paying floral tributes to the Mahatma on his birth anniversary at Rajghat in the national capital, New Delhi.

The nation remembered Bapu and former prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, revered freedom fighters and stalwarts of India, both of whom were born on October 2. Modi on Monday also paid floral tributes to Shastri at Vijay Ghat memorial early in the morning.