New Delhi: The nation on Thursday fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders paying tributes to him.
Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajiv Gandhi’s wife and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid floral tributes at Vir Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi.
The President of India paying his tributes to Former PM Rajiv Gandhi at Veer Bhumi today #RememberingRajiv pic.twitter.com/WTzihDOvF9
— INC India (@INCIndia) August 20, 2015
Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh paying floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his Birth Anniversary today #RememberingRajiv pic.twitter.com/SVxUevGjS6
— INC India (@INCIndia) August 20, 2015
Sonia’s son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka and her husband Robert Vadra also paid tributes at the samadhi.
Remembering Rajivji on his birth anniversary.His vision and his values continue to guide &inspire us pic.twitter.com/CHRKsxadJH
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) August 20, 2015
I also remember today the most imp lesson my father taught me-that there is much more strength in tolerance,love &compassion than in hatred
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) August 20, 2015
In a twitter message, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
I pay my tributes to India's former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 20, 2015
Congress leaders PC Chacko and Sajjan Kumar and Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC)president Ajay Maken were among the other leaders who paid homage at the samadhi.
Devotional music was played on the occasion. Scores of members of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), the student wing of Congress, were also present.
Rajiv Gandhi, who heralded the information and communication technology revolution in the country, was born on August 20, 1944 and served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989.
He was assassinated by the LTTE on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during election campaign.