Rajiv Gandhi remembered on 69th birth anniversary
The country on Tuesday fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 69th birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh leading the nation in paying tributes to the departed leader.
Mr. Mukherjee, Vice-President Hamid Ansari and Dr. Singh paid florab tributes at Vir Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi.
Rajiv’s wife and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, son and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, daughter Priyanka Vadra and her husband Robert Vadra, also paid tributes.
Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid, Road Transport Minister Oscar Fernandes and Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit were among the other leaders who paid tributes to the departed leader.
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