PM Modi paid tributes to India's second prime minister Lal Bahadur Shastri on his birth anniversary, noting that he is admired across the country for his simplicity and decisiveness. In homage to Shastri, he said, "Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji is admired all across India for his simplicity and decisiveness. His tough leadership at a very crucial time of our history will always be remembered. Tributes to him on his Jayanti."