President, PM pay tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose

President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday paid homage to freedom fighter Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his 118th birth anniversary.

Mukherjee paid a floral tribute at a portrait of Netaji at Rashtrapati Bhavan here.

Officers and staff of the Rashtrapati Bhavan were present at the occasion

Modi in a statement said: "His bravery, courage and patriotic zeal inspire us. On his birth anniversary, I bow to the proud son of India, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose."

"Subhas Babu's organisation and leadership skills were exceptional. He was a phenomenal personality, for whom the good of the nation was paramount," he added.