Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary

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On May 21, India observes National Anti-Terrorism Day to commemorate the murder of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Sriperumbudur, a village near Madras (Chennai)

Former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of young India and brought the rights and power to the doorstep of the villages through Panchayati Raj , Indian Youth Congress (IYC) president Srinivas B V said on Sunday. Paying tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary, Srinivas said while Mahatma Gandhi dreamt of strengthening the villages during the freedom struggle, the former prime minister fulfilled that dream. "Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of young India and brought the rights and power to the doorstep of the villages through Panchayati Raj in the country," Srinivas said. "There are some great men who become immortal after giving up their lives, Rajiv Gandhi is one of them. His contribution in nation building is unforgettable," he said. The Indian Youth Congress organised a blood donation camp here on Sunday.

After paying homage and meditating on September 7 at the Sriperumbudur memorial, the site of assassination of his father Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would launch the 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' in Kanyakumari, a party leader said on Monday. Significantly, this is the first visit of Rahul Gandhi to the Sriperumbudur memorial near here. Leader of the Congress Legislature Party, K Selvaperunthagai told PTI: "Our leader, Rahul Gandhi Ji will be visiting the memorial on September 7. He will meditate, pay homage, pray and seek the blessings of his father Rajiv Gandhi Ji before launching the Bharat Jodo Yatra in Kanyakumari." Security officials would soon visit the Sriperumbudur memorial as part of the advance liaison and preparatory drill, he said. Congress party sources indicated that work is on to ensure that appropriate arrangements are made at Sriperumbudur befitting the solemn occasion and taking into account the objective of the party's nation-wide yatra. Prayers, a

Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Saturday denied that he used the phrase when a big tree falls, ground shakes along a photograph of Rajiv Gandhi on his Twitter handle

Remembering former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his 31st death anniversary, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. The former prime minister was assassinated in 1991 by terrorist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu where he was on an election campaign. He was 46. Modi tweeted, "On his death anniversary, paying tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi.

Remembering Rajiv Gandhi apolitically on his 27th death anniversary

Rajiv Gandhi took oath as PM on the same day his mother and former PM Indira Gandhi was assassinated. At 40, He was the youngest to become a PM in 1984.