Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to his father Rajiv Gandhi at the Veer Bhumi memorial in New Delhi.
New Delhi: Leader of the congress Raul Gandhi On Tuesday, he shared a heartfelt note for his father and former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi In his 80th anniversary of the birthGandhi took to Twitter to say that his father had been his inspiration and vowed to fulfil the former prime minister’s dreams for India. He wrote: “A compassionate personality, a symbol of harmony and goodwill… Dad, your teachings are my inspiration and your dreams for India are mine, I will fulfil them by taking your memories with me.”
The leader of the opposition, together with the head of the party Kharge Mallikarjun The Prime Minister paid tribute to his father at Veer Bhumi’s funeral in the national capital. He said the former prime minister had ignited hope in millions of Indians and brought the country into the 21st century with his “unprecedented contribution”.
Congress president Kharge said on Tuesday: “Today the country celebrates Sadbhavana Diwas. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was a great son of India. He ignited a ray of hope in millions of Indians and with his unprecedented contribution, he took India into the 21st century.”
He added, “His many notable initiatives like lowering the voting age to 18 years, strengthening the Panchayati Raj, telecom and IT revolution, computerisation programmes, continuation of peace accords, women empowerment, universal immunisation programme and new education policy with emphasis on inclusive education brought about transformative changes in the country. We pay a heartfelt tribute to Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary.”
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi, writing on X: “Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary.”
Rajiv Gandhi was India’s youngest prime minister, serving from 1984 to 1989. In 1991, Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber.
India’s youngest prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi served from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber in 1991.
(With PTI inputs)
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