RAJIV GANDHI REMEMBERED
ON DEATH ANNIVERSARY
The nation
today paid homage to former Prime MinisterRajiv Gandhi, who was killed in a
suicide bomb attack on this day 21 years ago.President PratibaPatil, Prime
Minister Manmohsn Dingh and the departed leader's wife and Congress chief Sonia
Gandhi went to the late leader's
memorial 'Vir Bhumi' here and paid their respects. Rahul and Priyanka also paid
floral tributes at the memorial of their father, who was assassinated on May
21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during
a poll campaign. Vice President Hamid
Ansari Delhi Lt Governor Tejinder Khanna, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, Parliamentary Affairs Minister P
K Bansal and Urban Development also paid homage to Gandhi. Priyanka's husband
Robert Vadra was present on the occasion.School children waving national flags
were also present at the memorial.A speech by the late prime minister, during
which he talked about preserving the dignity of institutions, was played at the
programme.
Prof. John Kurakar
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