Nation pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi
New Delhi, Jan 30 The nation today paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi on his 60th death anniversary, with President Pratibha Patil leading the countrymen in paying rich tributes to the messiah of non-violence.
President Barack Obama said that Americans owe an enormous gratitude to the father of the Indian nation as the US has its ``roots in the India of Mahatma Gandhi and the non-violent social action movement'' he led for India's independence.