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Senior Congress Leaders Pay Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi on 75th Birth Anniversary

Mumbai: Many senior Congress leaders including Sonia Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Manmohan Singh, and Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his 75 birth anniversary.

The leaders paid floral tributes to the visionary leader at his memorial Veer Bhumi here.

Rahul Gandhi had tweeted on Monday that Congress party will be holding several memorial events across the country this week to mark his father’s birth anniversary.

“This week we will celebrate my father, Rajiv Gandhi Ji’s 75th birth anniversary with memorial events across India. To honor him, each day this week, I will draw attention to one of his many incredible achievements. Today, the Information Technology revolution,” Rahul tweeted along with a video.

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He also tweeted saying, “Today we celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi Ji, a patriot & a visionary, whose far-sighted policies helped build India.”

“To me, he was a loving father who taught me never to hate, to forgive & to love all beings,’ he added.

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“India’s strength lies in its unity and diversity. As we remember Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, we must also remember that his words are now more relevant than ever. We must never allow communal madness to break the bond of unity among us all,” Congress party tweeted saying.

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Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest prime minister of the country at age 40. He took over as the sixth Prime Minister after his mother Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984. In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. His death anniversary is also observed as Anti-Terrorism day.

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