New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday released a commemorative coin of Rs 350 to mark the 352nd birth anniversary of the tenth Sikh master, Guru Gobind Singh.

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and other Sikh dignitaries attended the event at PM Modi's residence.

Addressing the crowd there, the Prime Minister said that the central government is "trying to get justice for the people who suffered during the 1984 anti-Sikh riots."

Modi had attended 350th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Gobind Singh in Patna on January 5, 2017.

He had also released a commemorative postage stamp to mark the occasion.

In his address, the Prime Minister had underlined how Guru Gobind Singh made a unique attempt to unite the country through the Khalsa sect.

With PTI inputs