Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May 1991 in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur
Chennai/New Delhi:
Congress MP Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at a memorial in Sriperumbudur near Chennai today. Mr Gandhi said he lost his father to “hatred and partition” and did not want to lose his country.
The Wayanad MP, who arrived in Chennai on Tuesday to attend the Congress’ Bharat Jodi Yatra, began the day by paying tribute to Rajiv Gandhi and sat in silent prayer.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on 21 May 1991 in a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur.
“I lost my father to the politics of hatred and division. I will not lose my beloved country either. Love will triumph over hate. Hope will defeat fear. Together, we will overcome this,” Mr Gandhi said in a photo. He tweeted with, which shows him paying floral tributes at his father’s memorial.
He shared a live video of his visit to the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Tamil Nadu district.
Earlier, Mr. Gandhi planted a sapling at the memorial. Tamil Nadu Congress chief KS Alagiri and other senior party leaders accompanied Mr Gandhi.
He will leave for the southern coastal Kanyakumari district and after visiting two monuments of Thiruvalluvar and Swami Vivekananda, besides Kamaraj and Gandhi Mandapam, he embarked on a 3,500-km-long India pair journey covering 12 states.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will present Mr. Rahul with the national flag made of Khadi which will be handed over to the Seva Dal workers managing the foot march.