Overview
- Putin visited the Delhi memorial on Friday during a two-day state visit to India.
- He laid a wreath at the site of Gandhi’s cremation and signed the guest book praising Gandhi’s contribution to global peace.
- In his written message, he said Gandhi anticipated a new, more just multipolar world that is now taking shape.
- Raj Ghat’s central feature is a black marble platform engraved with Gandhi’s last words, and visitors traditionally remove their shoes.
- The surrounding garden includes trees planted by foreign leaders, including Mikhail Gorbachev in 1986 and Putin in 2000.