The nation will pay homage to the Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi on his 147th birth anniversary tomorrow. <br/><br/>President, Vice President, Prime Minister and other dignitaries will visit Rajghat , the Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi to offer floral tributes to him. An all religion prayer meeting will also be organised at Rajghat. <br/><br/>A series of functions will be organised across the country to mark the day. The day is also observed as anti- leprosy day.<br/><br/>President Pranab Mukherjee in his message said, Gandhiji taught the value of harmonious co-existence and mutual respect and his ideals of non-violence, freedom, equality and religious tolerance have eternal value. <br/><br/>He asked the people to imbibe wisdom from Gandhiji's thoughts and actions to address the challenges confronting the nation. <br/><br/>He also urged the people to keep alive in their hearts and minds at all times the principles of tolerance and non-violence. <br/><br/>Invoking Gandhiji's belief that cleanliness was next to godliness, Mr Mukherjee called for concerted efforts to realize the dream of a Swachh and Samarth Bharat.