H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, has visited the shrine of Mahatma Gandhi and planted saplings at Raj Ghat memorial in New Delhi, India.

His Highness observed a one-minute silence and laid a wreath of flowers at the shrine of Mahatma Gandhi, paying respects to the father of Indian independence and his significant contributions to the country’s development.

He also tended to trees planted by the UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, at Raj Ghat memorial in 1975, and President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the same site in 2016, during their respective visits to India.

H.H. Sheikh Khaled planted his own tree of friendship to continue the longstanding tradition and, in doing so, further reinforced the deep-rooted bonds shared by the UAE and India.

He expressed pride in the strong bonds of fraternity shared by the UAE and India, noting that collaborative efforts to nurture growth will further strengthen bilateral ties and benefit communities in both the UAE and India.

At the conclusion of the visit, H.H. Sheikh Khaled wrote a message in the guestbook. The note reads, “Mahatma Gandhi will always be immortalised in the hearts of his people and the entire world for his sacrifices that promoted the values of love and peace. Similarly, our Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed, instilled these same noble values worldwide through his legacy of generosity and humanitarian action.”