Israeli diplomat Noa Hakim, also paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 149th birth anniversary at Rajghat today. She said the occasion made her feel extra special as October 2 also happens to be her birthday.

"It is my second visit to Rajghat. I had come here accompanying our Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he came here during his India visit early this year. But, I feel honoured and humbled that I share my birthday with such a revered man," Ms Hakim told PTI.