While addressing a gathering at the iconic Dasara Melava in Dadar West's Shivaji Park, Thackeray defended Wangchuk as a patriot, citing his contributions to the country, where he helped the Indian Army jawans stationed at Ladakh with the development of solar-heated tents.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya, along with Indian High Commissioner Santosh Jha, offered floral tributes at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Temple Trees, at the Prime Minister's Office in Colombo.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday paid floral tributes to the deceased activists at the Shaheed Sthal, Rampur Tiraha, Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. A ceremony was held in memory of the activists who sacrificed their lives during the Uttarakhand statehood movement.
Tensions between PML-N and PPP escalated after PPP leaders asked Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz to "rethink her tone" over water rights and flood relief. PPP boycotted parliament, while Qamar Zaman Kaira and others criticised Maryam's remarks. Punjab minister Azma Bokhari defended her, accusing PPP
Himachal Pradesh Governor Shiv Pratap Shukla, Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu and Leader of Opposition Jairam Thakur paid floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at the historic Ridge Ground in Shimla on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti, a press release said.
"This is a holy day... This is an occasion for all of us to introspect... We should follow the tenets of Mahatma Gandhi, emphasising truth and non-violence. That should be the motto of West Bengal," Bose told ANI.
On Mahatma Gandhi's birth anniversary, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel offered floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at his birthplace, Kirti Mandir in Porbandar and participated in the prayer meeting, a press release by CMO said.
Paying floral tribute to Gandhi on his statue in the Supreme Court premises, Justice Kant said that visiting Mahatma Gandhi's statue at the court premises stirred a profound sense of peace and reflection within him today.
On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi's 157th birth anniversary and the 47th death anniversary of K. Kamaraj, Tamil Nadu Municipal Administration Minister K.N. Nehru paid floral tributes at their statues in Trichy.