Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday paid tributes to 'Lok Nayak' Jayaprakash Narayan on his 118th birth anniversary and remembered his contribution to the fight for freedom and for leading the mass movement when "our democratic ethos was under attack."

The Prime Minister also remembered JP's ardent follower and social activist Nanaji Deshmukh's contribution to the country on the occasion of his 104th birth anniversary.