Vice President Pays Tributes to Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his Death Anniversary

Posted On: 21 MAY 2026 11:37AM by PIB Delhi The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan today. In his message, the Vice President said that Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude. Respectful tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his death anniversary. Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji's contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/AoXJAMlrzn &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 21, 2026 *** PR/ASM/VM (Release ID: 2263577) Visitor Counter : 487 Read this release in: Urdu , हिन्दी , Marathi , Bengali , Bengali-TR , Punjabi , Gujarati , Tamil , Kannada , Malayalam Vice President's Secretariat Vice President Pays Tributes to Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his Death Anniversary Posted On: 21 MAY 2026 11:37AM by PIB Delhi The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan today. In his message, the Vice President said that Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude. Respectful tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his death anniversary. Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji's contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude. pic.twitter.com/AoXJAMlrzn &mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) May 21, 2026 *** PR/ASM/VM (Release ID: 2263577) <span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">The Vice President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary at Uprashtrapati Bhawan today.</span></span></p> <p style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">In his message, the Vice President said that Shri Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude.</span></span></p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Respectful tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji on his death anniversary.<br><br>Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji's contributions to public life and his sacrifice in the service of the nation continue to be remembered with respect and gratitude. <a href="https://t.co/AoXJAMlrzn">pic.twitter.com/AoXJAMlrzn</a></p>&mdash; Vice-President of India (@VPIndia) <a href="https://twitter.com/VPIndia/status/2057339139037839606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 21, 2026</a> <p style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">***</span></span></p> <p dir="ltr" style="text-align:justify"><strong><span style="font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif"><span style="font-size:16px">PR/ASM/VM</span></span></strong></p> " /> var mPlayer = document.getElementById("background_music"); 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