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Modi, Pranab, top Cong leaders pay tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on 75th birth anniversary

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 20 2019 | 6:35 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former president Pranab Mukherjee and top Congress leaders, including party chief Sonia Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh, paid rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary on Tuesday.

At a prayer meeting organised at 'Veer Bhumi', the memorial of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, his children -- former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi and party general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, paid homage along with other family members.

Former vice president Hamid Ansari also paid tribute.

Remembering Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Modi tweeted, "Tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary."
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also tweeted, "From my father, I learned how to listen to people's stories and find a place in my heart for them no matter how contrary to mine they might be."

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First Published: Aug 20 2019 | 6:35 PM IST

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