Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered him and bowed to his contribution.
Prime Minister Modi paid tribute
Recalling Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on the social media platform ‘X’, “Today I pay my tribute to our former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary.” This message of PM Modi is a sign of dignity and unity in the political discourse of the country.
On his death anniversary today, I pay my tributes to our former prime minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji.
– Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 21, 2025
Rajiv Gandhi was the last Congress Prime Minister to lead his party’s majority government from 1984 to 1989. On this day in 1991, he was killed by Sri Lankan terrorist organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the election campaign in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. His son Rahul Gandhi is currently the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
