April 01, 2026 07:43 pm (IST)

Make this your homepage

News

Bengal SIR progress: 47 lakh of 60 lakh adjudicated cases disposed of, Supreme Court informed | Amit Shah to join Suvendu Adhikari on Bhabanipur nomination day; BJP plans mega roadshow | Fuel prices rise: Premium petrol, diesel hiked amid oil price surge | Commercial LPG up Rs 195.50 as global oil prices rise; domestic rates unchanged | Layoff alert: Oracle cuts 30,000 jobs globally, 12,000 hit in India | ‘Unsubstantial allegations’: Calcutta HC dismisses plea on ECI’s officer transfers in Bengal | Tennis icon Leander Paes joins BJP ahead of Bengal polls | 8 killed, several injured in crowd crush at Bihar temple in Nalanda | Trump signals exit from Iran war even as Strait of Hormuz remains shut: Report | Mystery death in Pakistan: JeM chief Masood Azhar’s brother found dead

Congress Twitter page

Narendra Modi remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

India Blooms News Service | @indiablooms | Aug 20, 2019, at 09:08 am

New Delhi, Aug 20 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday remembered former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.

Modi tweeted: "Tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary."

Tributes to our former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 20, 2019

Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary at Vir Bhumi here.

Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi, Shri @RahulGandhi
& AICC Gen Sec Smt. @priyankagandhi
pay homage to Former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary. #SadbhavanaDiwas #Rajiv75 pic.twitter.com/BgjeX6zwhh
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 20, 2019

Rajiv Gandhi’s son Rahul Gandhi, and daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tributes to their father and the former Prime Minister.

Congress in a Twitter post also said that India's strength lies in 'its unity and diversity'.

India's strength lies in its unity and diversity. As we remember Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, we must also remember that his words are now more relevant than ever. We must never allow communal madness to break the bond of unity among us all. #SadbhavanaDiwas pic.twitter.com/mHjEmjMmmO
— Congress (@INCIndia) August 20, 2019

"India's strength lies in its unity and diversity. As we remember Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his 75th birth anniversary, we must also remember that his words are now more relevant than ever. We must never allow communal madness to break the bond of unity among us all. #SadbhavanaDiwas," Congress tweeted.

#RajivGandhi #NarendraModi #Congress #RajivGandhi75 #SadbhavanaDiwas

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.