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Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi in the national capital.
Other Congress leaders to pay tribute were Ghulam Nabi Azad and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury
“A secular India alone is an India that can survive. Remembering Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary,” Rahul Gandhi wrote in a Facebook post.
Senior Congress Leader Shashi Tharoor to paid his tributes
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) August 20, 2021
The Congress party to paid its rich tributes on his twitter handle
India’s youngest Prime Minister.
The architect of 21st Century India.
The visionary, the pioneer, the patriot.
Today we pay homage to Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi and celebrate his immense contributions to the nation. #RememberingRajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/eG2Z93upDN— Congress (@INCIndia) August 20, 2021
Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984.
He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989.
In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
The Congress observes the day as ‘Sadbhavna Divas’.
