New Delhi: United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi paid floral tribute to late prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Veer Bhumi on Tuesday morning.
Incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid a one line tribute to former PM in Twitter.
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Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2019Tributes to former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
— Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2019
Addressing an election rally in Uttar Pradesh on May 4, Prime Minister Modi had termed Rajiv Gandhi as 'Bhrashtachari No 1'."
Priyanka's husband Robert Vadra was also present with the Gandhi family and also paid obeisance.
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You will always be my hero. pic.twitter.com/LYPciCD234
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 21, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">You will always be my hero. pic.twitter.com/LYPciCD234
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 21, 2019You will always be my hero. pic.twitter.com/LYPciCD234
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) May 21, 2019
Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former President Pranab Mukherjee paid homage to the former prime minister.
Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi had represented Uttar Pradesh's Amethi parliamentary constituency four times.
A recipient of Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi served as the sixth Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then prime minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
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We honour and remember former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary today. A visionary leader and a fine human being. He stood for compassion, love & truth. He is dearly missed today and everyday.#RememberingRajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/xIKALU77w6
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 21, 2019 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data="
">We honour and remember former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary today. A visionary leader and a fine human being. He stood for compassion, love & truth. He is dearly missed today and everyday.#RememberingRajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/xIKALU77w6
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 21, 2019We honour and remember former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary today. A visionary leader and a fine human being. He stood for compassion, love & truth. He is dearly missed today and everyday.#RememberingRajivGandhi pic.twitter.com/xIKALU77w6
— Congress (@INCIndia) May 21, 2019
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991.
He was cremated at Veer Bhumi, located on the banks of the river Yamuna.
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