<p class="title">Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi came face-to-face on Tuesday at a function in Parliament to offer tributes to India's first Home Minister Sardar Patel on his 142nd birth anniversary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Modi and Gandhi who have been trading barbs in recent days on the campaign trail for the forthcoming Gujarat and Himachal polls- barely exchanged a glance at the brief function in the Central Hall of Parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Gandhi, tipped to take over as Congress President next month, was seen having tete-e-tete with BJP veteran L K Advani while Modi was seen chatting with his ministerial colleagues Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress has been accusing the BJP of usurping the legacy of its leaders as the saffron party lacked heroes who participated in the freedom struggle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress leaders turned out in large numbers at the Shakti Sthal to pay homage to late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Tributes to former PM Mrs Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary," Modi tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is recuperating from a stomach illness, stayed away from the functions organised to remember Indira Gandhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former president Pranab Mukherjee, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi also paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal in New Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Remembering PM Smt. Indira Gandhi today. A strong leader and a visionary who served the nation till her last breath," Mukherjee said.</p>
<p class="title">Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi came face-to-face on Tuesday at a function in Parliament to offer tributes to India's first Home Minister Sardar Patel on his 142nd birth anniversary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Modi and Gandhi who have been trading barbs in recent days on the campaign trail for the forthcoming Gujarat and Himachal polls- barely exchanged a glance at the brief function in the Central Hall of Parliament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Later, Gandhi, tipped to take over as Congress President next month, was seen having tete-e-tete with BJP veteran L K Advani while Modi was seen chatting with his ministerial colleagues Rajnath Singh and Arun Jaitley.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress has been accusing the BJP of usurping the legacy of its leaders as the saffron party lacked heroes who participated in the freedom struggle.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress leaders turned out in large numbers at the Shakti Sthal to pay homage to late prime minister Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Tributes to former PM Mrs Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary," Modi tweeted.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Congress President Sonia Gandhi, who is recuperating from a stomach illness, stayed away from the functions organised to remember Indira Gandhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Former president Pranab Mukherjee, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi also paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal in New Delhi.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Remembering PM Smt. Indira Gandhi today. A strong leader and a visionary who served the nation till her last breath," Mukherjee said.</p>
