Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Paid tribute to his late father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 33rd death anniversary, shared a heartfelt post on social media. Referring to his father’s dreams as his own, Rahul also shared a cherished childhood photograph of him with his father, depicting Rajiv Gandhi with his hand on Rahul’s shoulders.
In his post, Rahul expressed, “Father, Your dreams, my dreams, Your aspirations, my responsibilities. Your memories, today and always, always in my heart.”
Prior to this, Rahul, along with Congress leaders like Mallikarjun Kharge and Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, paid homage to Rajiv Gandhi at Veer Bhumi in Delhi on Tuesday morning. Other prominent Congress leaders like P Chidambaram and Sachin Pilot also paid their respects to the former prime minister in the national capital.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. He shared his condolences, stating, “On his death anniversary, my tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji,” on social media platform X.
Rajiv Gandhi assumed leadership of the Congress in 1984 following the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Becoming India’s youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 in October 1984, he served until December 2, 1989. Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was tragically assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on May 21, 1991.