Mahatma Gandhi was placed under house arrest at the Aga Khan Palace in the 1940s.  The Governor also paid tributes at the Samadhis of Kasturba Gandhi and Mahadev Desai at the Palace.  The Governor and Smt Radha Sankaranarayanan later visited the various handicraft stalls in the complex.

 
Smt Shobhana Ranade, Secretary, Gandhi National Memorial Society accompanied the Governor during the visit.