You’re in my heart: Rahul Gandhi’s homage to father Rajiv on Harmony Day

On the 78th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi, Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid an emotional tribute to their late father at Veer Bhumi on Saturday morning. 

They were also accompanied by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra’s husband, Robert Vadra, KC Venugopal, and Mallikarjun Kharge who is the leader of opposition.

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Rahul Gandhi tweeted a further obeisance to his father. Gandhi wrote, “papa, aap har pal mere saath, mere dil mein hai. Mai hamesha prayas karoonga ki desh ke liye jo sapna apne dekha, use pura kar saku” (father, you are with me at every moment, in my heart. I shall always strive to actualise the vision you had for the country).

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The official Twitter account of the Congress party also paid their respects to one of its former leader. The party’s Twitter handle tweeted, “we fondly remember former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, on his birth anniversary. Hailed as the ‘architect of 21st century India’, it was through his farsighted vision that ushered in the IT and telecom revolution in India.” 

Rajiv Gandhi was the sixth and youngest Prime Minister of India, aged 40 at the time when he was sworn into office. 

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Rajiv Gandhi is largely credited with improving India’s relationship with the USA which had been at an all-time low during the reign of his mother. He also oversaw the country’s telecom revolution, and his penchant for western technology was reflected in the policies he adopted that, in a way, heralded the birth of a far more modernised India.