Kovind honours Myanmar martyrs; visits Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon

Press Trust of India  |  Yangon 

Ram Nath on Wednesday laid a wreath at the martyrs' mausoleum where he honoured the supreme sacrifices of San, father of

is in on a two-city visit to continue India's high level bilateral engagements under the rubric of the 'Act East Policy' and the 'Neighbourhood First Policy'.

said that the martyrs of were honoured by

"A wreath is laid by Kovind at in to honour the supreme sacrifices of Aung San, father of Suu Kyi, Cabinet Ministers and others on July 19, 1947," Kumar said in a tweet.

Kovind and First visited the holy which is believed to be possessing relics of eight stands of hair of along with other relics of three preceding Buddhas, he said.

"Shwedagon means Reliquary of Four," Kumar said.

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First Published: Wed, December 12 2018. 18:55 IST