Rajiv Gandhi, was the sixth Prime Minister of India, and was the elder son of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
New Delhi:
Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was today remembered on his 25th death anniversary, with several leaders paying homage at his memorial in New Delhi.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, the leader's wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi accompanied by son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law Robert Vadra paid tributes to the late leader at his memorial, Veer Bhumi.
Senior party leaders including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Sushil Kumar Shinde, PC Chacko, Sheila Dikshit and DPCC President Ajay Maken, among others, also paid tributes to the former PM.
The Congress party shared some old pictures of the former Prime Minister on their official twitter account.
Rajiv Gandhi, who was the sixth Prime Minister of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.
President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, the leader's wife and Congress President Sonia Gandhi accompanied by son and party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law Robert Vadra paid tributes to the late leader at his memorial, Veer Bhumi.
Senior party leaders including former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Ahmed Patel, Sushil Kumar Shinde, PC Chacko, Sheila Dikshit and DPCC President Ajay Maken, among others, also paid tributes to the former PM.
Rajib Gandhi's wife Sonia Gandhi and son Rahul paid a tribute to him at his memorial in New Delhi.
The Congress party shared some old pictures of the former Prime Minister on their official twitter account.
You will remain in our hearts forever, Rajiv ji! pic.twitter.com/HqJwpfrhOp
— INC India (@INCIndia) May 21, 2016
Rajiv Gandhi, who was the sixth Prime Minister of India, was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.
Priyanka Gandhi, the daughter of Rajiv Gandhi, paid tribute to him this morning at his memorial.
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