Riteish Deshmukh remembers Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

On the occasion of Rajiv Gandhi's 74th birth anniversary, Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh remembered the seventh Prime Minister as a true visionary and a mass leader.

The 39-year-old took to his Twitter handle, writing, "Remembering Bharat Ratna Shri #RajivGandhi ji on his birth anniversary today. Mass leader & a true visionary. Your work will forever inspire us sir.... ???????? #SadbhavnaDivas #RememberingRajiv"

Alongside, he uploaded pictures of his late father and politician Vilasrao Deshmukh with Gandhi.

Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi represented Uttar Pradesh's Amethi parliamentary constituency four times. He assumed office as the prime minister after the assassination of his mother, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.

The youngest Prime Minister of India was assassinated in a suicide bombing at Tamil Nadu's Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991, and was later cremated at Veer Bhumi, on the banks of the river Yamuna.