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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to father Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary


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New Delhi, Aug 20, 2021: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday paid tribute to his father Rajiv Gandhi on the occasion of the former prime minister’s 77th birth anniversary.

 

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Rahul Gandhi arrived at Veer Bhumi, the memorial to Rajiv Gandhi, early this morning and offered flowers there. Several other Congress leaders, including Ghulam Nabi Azad, KC Venugopal and Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, were seen accompanying the Gandhi scion, who spent some time at the memorial.

 


"A secular India alone is an India that can survive," Rahul Gandhi wrote in a Facebook post, quoting his father.The Congress party’s official Twitter handle posted, "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."

 


In another tweet, the Congress said, "Rajiv ji envisioned an India that thrived in the 21st century; completely free of the shackles of poverty and embracing the technological revolution. He set the foundations for that India, it is our duty to carry it forward."

 


Prime Minister Narendra Modi also took to Twitter to pay homage to Rajiv Gandhi. “Tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary," PM Modi tweeted.Born in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated by LTTE militants in 1991.


Courtesy:India Today


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