<span style="color: #222222;">President Ramnath Kovind, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have paid tributes to Pandit Govind Ballabh Pant on his 132nd Birth Anniversary. In his tribute, President Ramnath Kovind said, Pandit Pant played a key role in India's freedom movement and made notable contribution during major movements for Independence.<br />''<br />''In a message, the Vice President described Pandit Pant a true patriot, an outstanding statesman and a crusader for the cause of downtrodden sections of society. The Prime Minister, in his message, said, Govind Ballabh Pant was a distinguished lawyer and one of the leading architects of modern India. </span><br />