Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to Lokmanya Tilak on his Punya Tithi here on Tuesday.
Prime Minister arrived in this cultural city of Maharashtra on Tuesday to inaugurate various development projects in city.
He first performed Puja at the famous Dagadu Seth Ganpati temple here.
He will accept the Lokmanya Tilak National Award during a function organised by the Kesari Trust, where he will share dais with NCP supremo Sharad Pawar.
He will also inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for key development projects in Pune.
The Prime Minister tweeted, “I pay homage to Lokmanya Tilak on his Punya Tithi. I will be in Pune today, where I will accept the Lokmanya Tilak National Award. I am indeed humbled that I have been conferred this award, which is closely associated with the work of such a great personality in our history.”