New Delhi: Floral tributes were paid to former Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his 98th birth anniversary on October 2.

President A P J Abdul Kalam, Vice President Bhairon Singh Shekhawat and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee visited the 'Vijay Ghat' and offered flowers in memory of the late leader, who coined the famous slogan "Jai Jawan, Jai Kisan".

Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani, Congress president Sonia Gandhi and a host of Congress leaders and freedom fighters joined an all religious prayer meeting.

Advani and other dignitaries paid floral tributes at the portrait of Shastri in the Central Hall of Parliament.

PTI