New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India. Taking to Twitter, the Wayanad MP said, "My father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India. He was a compassionate and kind man, and a wonderful father to me and Priyanka, who taught us the value of forgiveness and empathy. I dearly miss him and fondly remember the time we spent together."
Rahul Gandhi is on a visit to London where he will be speaking at Cambridge University on May 23 on 'India at 75'. Meanwhile, Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary at Vir Bhumi in the national capital on Saturday. Congress leaders P Chidambaram and Sachin Pilot also paid tribute to the former Prime Minister at Vir Bhumi in Delhi.