Sachin Pilot pays tribute to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.

Former PM Rajiv Gandhi and Smt Sonia Gandhi with the President Fidel Castro of Cuba, on their arrival at Havana. (File Photo | PTI)

JAIPUR: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 76th birth anniversary.

"I pay tributes to the father of Indian information technology revolution, manager of the Panchayati raj empowerement and builder of modern India former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary. His priceless contributions to the building of a strong India will always be written in golden words," Pilot's tweet read.

Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989.

भारतीय सूचना क्रांति के जनक, पंचायतीराज सशक्तिकरण के सूत्रधार एवं आधुनिक भारत के निर्माता भूतपूर्व प्रधानमंत्री स्व. श्री राजीव गांधी जी की जयंती पर मैं उन्हें श्रद्धापूर्वक नमन करता हूँ। सशक्त भारत के निर्माण में राजीव जी के अमूल्य योगदान को सदैव स्वर्णिम अक्षरों में लिखा जाएगा। pic.twitter.com/eWyi10lA3c

— Sachin Pilot (@SachinPilot) August 20, 2020

In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.