Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary.
In a post on X, Modi said, "On his death anniversary today, I pay my tributes to our former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji."
He was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a Sri Lanka-based terrorist organisation, on this day in 1991 while campaigning at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
His son Rahul Gandhi is currently the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee also paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary, describing him as a visionary and a martyr for the country's cause.
Fondly remembering Late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, on his death anniversary today. Rajivji was a visionary and a martyr for the cause of India, Banerjee said in a post on X.
The former prime minister was assassinated on this day in 1991 by a suicide bomber during an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
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