PM pays tributes to former Prime Minister, Shri Rajiv Gandhi, on his death anniversary

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Rajiv Gandhi death anniversary: Sonia, Rahul pay tributes to former PM

New Delhi, May 21, 2018 13:44 IST
Updated: May 21, 2018 13:45 IST

NEW DELHI 21/05/2018: Former President Pranab Mukherjee with Congress President Rahul Gandhi along with his sister Priyanka Gandhi and brother in law Robert Vadra paying homage to Former Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Vir Bhumi, in New Delhi on Monday. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena


Congress leaders pay homage at his memorial Veer Bhumi

UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and others on Monday paid homage to former Prime Minster Rajiv Gandhi on his 27th death anniversary.

Priyanka Gandhi along with her husband Robert Vadra also paid tributes to the former PM at his memorial Veer Bhumi here.

They were joined by Congress leaders Sheila Dixit, Ashok Gehlot, Sushil Kumar Shinde, Mallikarjun Kharge, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and former President Pranab Mukherjee.

Rahul took to Twitter thanking his father (Rajiv Gandhi) for teaching him how to love and respect every one.

“My father taught me that hate is a prison for those who carry it. Today, on his death anniversary, I thank him for teaching me to love and respect all beings, the most valuable gifts a father can give a son,” he tweeted.

“Rajiv Gandhi, those of us that love you hold you forever in our hearts,” he added.

West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee also remembered Rajiv Gandhi and conveyed a message through Twitter.

“Solemnly and very fondly remembering former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary,” she said.

Congress leaders Digvijay Singh, PL Punia, Randeep Singh Surjewala, Sanjay Nirupam and Bhupinder Singh Hooda were among those who paid tributes to Rajiv gandhi through social media.

A recipient of Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.

 

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   May 21 marks the 27th death anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. He was assassinated in Tamil Nadu’s Sriperumbudur, a village located about 40 kms from Chennai.(Express archive photo)
   

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   Rajiv Gandhi was in the area to address public meeting in support of a Congress Lok Sabha nominee when he was killed in a suicide bombing. He became the youngest PM of India at 40 when he assumed office after his mother and former PM Indira Gandhi was assassinated in 1984. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Rajiv was not too keen on entering politics but joined Congress at the behest of his mother Indira after his brother Sanjay Gandhi, an MP, died in a plane crash in 1980. He married Sonia Gandhi in 1968 and was a professional pilot with the Indian Airlines before his days as a politician. In Pic: Mrs. Indira Gandhi watches closely as son Rajiv Gandhi signs register's book at his Civil Marriage Ceremony. Looking on his side Sonia Gandhi (2nd from right). Sanjay Gandhi is also seen in the picture on January 1968. (Express archive photo)
   

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   As part of his political grooming, Rajiv Gandhi was made a general secretary of the Indian Nation Congress and given significant responsibility in organising the 1982 Asian Games. In Pic: Congress leader Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. (Express archive photo)
   

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   On the evening of October 31, 1984, Rajiv Gandhi was made the prime minister of India after former PM Indira Gandhi was killed by two of her bodyguards the same morning. His time in office was full of controversy. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Immediately after his mother's death, his first challenge was to bring normalcy in the national capital and Punjab which were hit by anti-Sikh riots. When elections were called in December the same year, the Congress party won by a landslide majority in the Lok Sabha and Rajiv Gandhi remained PM.(Express archive photo)
   

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   Rajiv Gandhi also helped dismantle a coup in the Maldives, which had led to open conflict with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In 1991, it was an LTTE suicide bomber which had detonated an RDX device at his rally. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi at AIFACS in New Delhi. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi along with sons Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi with grandchildren Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Rajiv Gandhi's brother Sanjay Gandhi was a MP. After Sanjay's death in an aeroplane crash in 1980, Rajiv Gandhi reluctantly entered politics at the behest of Indira Gandhi. In Pic: Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with his wife Sonia Gandhi and Rajesh Khanna casting his vote. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Shiv Shankar, President Zail Singh with Pranab Mukherjee, Rajiv Gandhi, Narsimha Rao, PV Narasimha Rao and Pratap Singh before Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in a Prime Minister following assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru with his grandsons Rajiv and Sanjay Gandhi. (Express archive photo)
   

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   Indira Gandhi along with sons Rajiv Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi and daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi with grandchildren Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. (Source: Express archive photo)
   

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   Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions P Chidambaram. (Express archive photo)
   

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Congress president Sonia Gandhi, with her late husband Rajiv Gandhi, children Rahul and Priyanka. (Express archive photo)

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UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and others including Priyanka Gandhi and her husband Robert Vadra paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 27th death anniversary at his memorial Veer Bhumi in New Delhi. (Sonu Mehta / HT Photo)