Nation pays homage to Rajiv Gandhi on his 66th birth anniversary
New Delhi:The nation on Friday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 66th birth anniversary. President
Pratibha Patil, Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh
paid floral tribute to the former prime minister. Congress President Sonia Gandhi
along with her son and MP Rahul Gandhi reached "Vir Bhumi" to pay their tributes
and his memorial. A series of functions scheduled cross the country to mark the
day. Gandhi's birth anniversary is observed as "Sadbhavana Diwas" . The theme
of "Sadbhavana Diwas" is to promote national integration and communal harmony
among people of all religions, languages. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May
21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu while on a poll campaign.
