Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to first President of India Dr Rajendra Prasad on his birth anniversary today. <br/><br/>In a tweet, Mr Modi said, as the first President of India his leadership and guidance was extremely valuable for the nation during the formative years. He said, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, Dr Rajendra Prasad became an active part of India's freedom struggle and participated in grass root level movements such as non-cooperation movement. <br/><br/>He said, Dr Prasad also provided great leadership to the constituent assembly as its president. The Prime Minister said, generations of Indians are inspired by Dr Rajendra Prasad's distinguished service.