<span style="color: #222222;">South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will be the Chief Guest at the 2019 Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi. <br />''<br />''In a series of tweets, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, at a time when India is celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, it is our honour to welcome President Ramaphosa as the Chief Guest for 2019 Republic day celebrations. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr Modi said, Mahatma Gandhi's close links with South Africa is well known. Mr Modi also said that Mr  Ramaphosa's visit will further cement business and people to people ties between India and South Africa. </span><br />''  <br />