NEW DELHI, AUG 20 | Publish Date: 8\/20\/2021 1:06:53 PM IST<\/p>\n\n\n\n
RAHUL SAYS RAJIV GANDHI\u2019S FARSIGHTED POLICIES HELPED BUILD MODERN INDIA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Congress on Friday paid rich tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary, with Rahul Gandhi saying that the former prime minister was a man with a tremendous vision, whose farsighted policies helped build modern India.Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to his father at the former prime minister\u2019s memorial, Vir Bhumi, and spent some time there.\u201cRajiv Gandhi ji was a man with tremendous vision, whose farsighted policies helped build modern India,\u201d the former Congress chief said in a Facebook post.\u201cHe was a wonderful father, a compassionate and loving human being. He will always stay alive in my heart. Paid my respects to him at Vir Bhumi,\u201d Rahul Gandhi said.Senior Congress leaders Pawan Kumar Bansal, K C Venugopal and Indian Youth Congress (IYC) chief Srinivas B V were among those who visited Vir Bhumi along with Rahul Gandhi.\u201cA secular India alone is an India that can survive,\u201d Rahul Gandhi posted his father\u2019s quote on Facebook.\u201cRemembering Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji on his birth anniversary,\u201d he said in a post.Congress president Sonia Gandhi paid tributes to the former prime minister at the Parliament House.\u00a0Rahul Gandhi inaugurated a photo-exhibition dedicated to Rajiv Gandhi, and it was organised by the IYC. He also unveiled a bust of the former prime minister at the IYC headquarters here. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi posted a picture of hers with Rajiv Gandhi when she was a child along with a note which read, \u201cThe brave do not fall silent before injustice, they speak up for what is right and good, they do not cower when it is dark, they stand strong, they spread the light of truth across skies blackened by deceit. The brave never die.\u201dThe Congress, from its official Twitter handle, tweeted, \u201cIndia\u2019s youngest Prime Minister. The architect of 21st Century India. The visionary, the pioneer, the patriot. Today we pay homage to Bharat Ratna, Rajiv Gandhi and celebrate his immense contributions to the nation.\u201dCongress\u2019 chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also hailed the former prime minister and recalled his contribution to the country.\u201cRemembering Rajiv ji on his 77th birth anniversary – the visionary who shaped India\u2019s destiny for 21st century, who touched lives in every sphere, who translated dreams into reality, who empowered the young-women-backward classes an poor,\u201d Surjewala tweeted.Chief ministers of Congress-ruled states Amarinder Singh (Punjab), Ashok Gehlot (Rajasthan) and Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) paid rich tributes to the former prime minister. Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal also remembered Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary and said he was delighted that party chief Sonia Gandhi is set to meet Opposition leaders on this day to discuss issues that matter.Sonia Gandhi is holding a virtual meeting with opposition leaders on Friday.\u00a0 \u201cRajiv Gandhi ushered India\u2019s era of modernisation and launched the technology revolution,\u201d he tweeted.Senior party leaders Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Mallikarjun Kharge, Shashi Tharoor, Sachin Pilot, Salman Khurshid, among others, also paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi on Twitter.Born in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was prime minister from 1984 to 1989. 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