Remembering Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st Birthday Thursday Aug 20,2015

 

The nation, on Thursday Aug 20,2015 fondly remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 71st birth anniversary with President Pranab Mukherjee and other leaders paying tributes to him.Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Rajiv Gandhi's wife and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi along with former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid floral tributes at Vir Bhumi, the samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi

Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944 and served as Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the LTTE on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during election campaign