Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 80th birth anniversary on Tuesday.
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“Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary,” Modi said in a post on X.
Tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 20, 2024
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Veer Bhumi.
#WATCH | Congress leader Rahul Gandhi pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, at Veer Bhumi pic.twitter.com/wKpDPotBen
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2024
Earlier in the day, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also paid tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi and said that the former PM, with his unprecedented contribution, brought India into the 21st century.
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“Today the country is celebrating Sadbhavana Diwas. Former Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi, was a great son of India. He ignited a ray of hope in crores of Indians and with his unprecedented contribution, he brought India into the 21st century,” Kharge posted on X.
“His many notable initiatives like lowering of voting age to 18 years, strengthening of Panchayati Raj, telecom and IT revolution, computerisation programmes, continuing peace accords, women empowerment, universal immunisation programme and new education policy with emphasis on inclusive education brought about transformational changes in the country. We pay heartfelt tribute to Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary,” he added.
आज देश सद्भावना दिवस मना रहा है। पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री, राजीव गाँधी, भारत के महान सपूत थे। उन्होंने करोड़ों भारतीयों में आशा की किरण जगाई और अपने अभूतपूर्व योगदान से भारत को 21वीं सदी में पहुँचा दिया।
मतदान की आयु घटाकर 18 वर्ष करना, पंचायती राज को मजबूत करना, दूरसंचार और आईटी… pic.twitter.com/12nzfkSV9v
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) August 20, 2024
Party RS MP Jairam Ramesh also celebrated Rajiv Gandhi’s contribution to India’s political and technological landscape.
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“Today is Rajiv Gandhi@80. His was a short but very consequential political life. The March 1985 Budget in which he played a key role heralded a new approach to economic policy. The manifesto for the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, on which he spent long hours a few weeks before his tragic assassination, provided the foundations for the Rao-Manmohan Singh reforms of June-July 1991. Peace accords in troubled regions of the country like Assam, Punjab, Mizoram, and Tripura were made possible by his statesmanship that put national interest over the immediate interests of his party…. We recall not just a Prime Minister today but also a very fine and caring human being who bore no malice showed no vindictiveness, sought no revenge, indulged in no bombast and self-glory, and exhibited no qualities of self-delusion,” Ramesh said in a post on X.
Today is Rajiv Gandhi@80.
His was a short but very consequential political life.
The March 1985 Budget in which he played a key role heralded a new approach to economic policy. The manifesto for the 1991 Lok Sabha elections, on which he spent long hours a few weeks before his… pic.twitter.com/yHu97ZagSs
— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) August 20, 2024
Rajiv Gandhi assumed leadership of the Congress Party in 1984 after the assassination of his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. At 40, he became India’s youngest Prime Minister. Born on August 20, 1944, he was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, on May 21, 1991.
(With inputs from agencies)
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