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Rajiv Gandhi remembered on his 34 death anniversary
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|May 22, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge, and Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi among others paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary on Wednesday.
In a post on X, the prime minister wrote: “On his death anniversary today, I pay my tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji.”
Marking the occasion, the Congress party shared a tribute on X, stating, “On the death anniversary of the late Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the leader of the opposition, Rahul Gandhi, visited ‘Veer Bhumi’ and paid his emotional tribute to him. The excellent work done by Rajiv Gandhi in the national interest can never be forgotten.”
Rahul Gandhi, and Leader of the Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Kharge visited ‘Veer Bhumi’ and paid solemn tributes to the late leader.
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