President Droupadi Murmu visited the Mahatma Gandhi Ashram at Sabarmati in Ahmedabad on Monday to kick off her two-day visit to Gujarat. At Ahmedabad's Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram on Monday, President Droupadi Murmu spun Mahatma Gandhi's Charkha. On the 153rd anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi's birth, the President also paid tribute to him at the Gandhi Ashram in Ahmedabad's Sabarmati district. Notable attendees included Gujarat Governor Acharya Devvrat and Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel. The President acknowledged that she had previously spun the charkha and noted that doing so at Bapu's Ashram in Sabarmati had been a profoundly moving experience. The President said, "It made clear to me the underlying significance of his self-reliance attitude." She saw that even now, the Ashram's serene surroundings still contain his vibes.
