New Delhi, Aug. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary, remembering the Congress leader who served as India's prime minister from 1984 to 1989.
In a post on social media platform X, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "On his birth anniversary today, my tributes to former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi Ji."Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest prime minister at the age of 40 after the assassination of his mother and then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in October 1984. He subsequently led the Congress and the country until the party's defeat in the 1989 Lok Sabha elections.
Rajiv Gandhi's tenure was marked by a strong emphasis on mode...