New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Sunday remembered her father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 79th birth anniversary.
Taking to social media platform X, Priyanka dedicated the song 'Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai' to her father. Sharing the lyrics of the song, she wrote, "These lines always remind me of you, and till date, whenever I hear this song, tears well up in my eyes."
“किसी की मुस्कुराहटों पे हो निसार
किसी का दर्द मिल सके तो ले उधार
किसी के वास्ते हो तेरे दिल में प्यार
जीना इसी का नाम है…
…जिन्दा है हमीं से नाम प्यार का
कि मर के भी किसी को याद आएंगे
किसी के आँसुओं में मुस्कुराएंगे
कहेगा फूल हर कली से बार बार
जीना इसी का नाम है।”
ये… pic.twitter.com/ct5ikjucHo
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 20, 2023
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who is on a four-day tour to Ladakh paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary from the banks of Pangong Tso in Ladakh.
“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 said in a post on ‘X’ formally Twitter.
पापा, आपकी आंखों में भारत के लिए जो सपने थे, इन अनमोल यादों से छलकते हैं।
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
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 20, 2023
Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Robert Vadra paid homage to the former Prime Minister, at Veer Bhumi in Delhi.
Rajiv Gandhi became India’s youngest Prime Minister at the age of 40 when he took over the charge of the Congress in 1984 following the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989.
He was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
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