Just a day after Rahul Gandhi’s viral bike riding post from Ladakh’s Leh to Pangong Tso briefed about his father’s 79th birth anniversary, the senior Congress leader paid tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi from the banks of the lake this morning (August 20).
#WATCH | Congress MP Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Tso in Ladakh pic.twitter.com/OMXWIXR3m2
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
Sharing a video message on X (formerly known as Twitter), Rahul Gandhi penned a heartfelt note for his father, saying “Papa, the dreams you had for India are shown from these priceless memories.” “Your mark is my way – understanding the struggles and dreams of every Indian, listening to the voice of Mother India,” he added.
पापा, आपकी आंखों में भारत के लिए जो सपने थे, इन अनमोल यादों से छलकते हैं।
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 20, 2023
आपके निशान मेरा रास्ता हैं – हर हिंदुस्तानी के संघर्षों और सपनों को समझ रहा हूं, भारत मां की आवाज़ सुन रहा हूं। pic.twitter.com/VqkbxoPP7l
Vikar Rasool Wani, president of the Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee told news agency ANI, “Today, Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi here. Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed his life for the country. We have gathered here to remember him.”
#WATCH | Ladakh: "Today Rahul Gandhi will pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi here. Rajiv Gandhi sacrificed his life for the country. We have gathered here to remember him," says Vikar Rasool Wani, President of the Jammu & Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee pic.twitter.com/PM6ioQCCQT
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
Apart from him, several other Congress leaders have paid tribute to the veteran and most beloved prime minister of India across the nation.
In the national capital, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi paid floral tribute to the former Prime Minister and her late husband Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi.
#WATCH | Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi pays floral tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary at 'Veer Bhumi' in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/kajhf62T3Y
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
Moreover, the party’s National President Mallikarjun Kharge, with Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra were seen paying tribute to the leader at Veer Bhumi in Delhi.
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today, at Veer Bhumi pic.twitter.com/1NKCAyeDqn
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
#WATCH | Delhi: Congress leaders and workers to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary today; visuals from outside Veer Bhumi. pic.twitter.com/4VmxFoFf9O
— ANI (@ANI) August 20, 2023
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