Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991 by terrorist organisation LTTE
On Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.
The former PM was assassinated in 1991 by terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Tamil Nadu where he was on an election campaign. He was 46.
PM Modi tweeted, "On his death anniversary, paying tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi."
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to Twitter to pay tribute to his father. He called former PM Rajiv Gandhi a 'visionary leader' whose policies helped shape modern India.
Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi also paid homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi at Vir Bhumi in Delhi. Other Congress leaders, including P Chidambaram and Sachin Pilot, also reached the spot and paid respects.
Rajiv Gandhi's son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also took to Twitter to pay homage to his late father.
He wrote, "My father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India. He was a compassionate and kind man, and a wonderful father to me and Priyanka, who taught us the value of forgiveness and empathy. I dearly miss him and fondly remember the time we spent together."
Meanwhile, Former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath, Digvijaya Singh and other Congress leaders paid floral tributes to former PM Rajiv Gandhi in Bhopal.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991 at a poll rally in Tamil Nadu in Sriperumbudur by a suicide bomber named Dhanu. Fourteen other people including her also died in the unfortunate incident.
The Brief. Sign up to receive the top stories you need to know right now.