New Delhi, Aug 19 (UNI) President Ram Nath Kovind paid floral tributes to former President Dr Shankar Dayal Sharma his 100th birth anniversary at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday.
Officers and staff of the Rashtrapati Bhavan, along with the family members of Dr Sharma, also paid their respects on the occasion.
The Congress also remembered nation's ninth president on his birth anniversary. ' During his long political career, he also served as the Chief Minister of the state of Bhopal,' the party said on micro-blogging site Twitter.
Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice-President of India, serving under R Venkataraman.
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