The nation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to former Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, on Saturday at Vir Bhoomi here on Saturday on the occasion of the 72nd birth anniversary.

Sakshi Chaturvedi
Published on: 20 Aug 2016 7:28 AM GMT
The nation pays tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary
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New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee, former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to former Prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, on Saturday at Vir Bhoomi here on Saturday on the occasion of the 72nd birth anniversary.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to twitter to pay homage to him.

https://twitter.com/narendramodi/status/766825428589969409

Rajiv Gandhi served the nation as the Sixth Prime Minister between 1984 and 1989 after the assassination of her mother Indira Gandhi.

Rajiv , also a Bharat Ratna awardee, was killed in a Suicide bombing attack on May 21, 1991 in Tamil Nadu.

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Sakshi Chaturvedi

Sakshi Chaturvedi

A journalist, presently working as a Sub-Editor at newstrack.com.

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