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Kerala Congress Leaders Remember Rajiv Gandhi on Birth Anniversary
Kerala leaders remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary.
They shared messages and pictures on social media.
V D Satheesan said Rajiv Gandhi helped India become more modern.
He also praised Gandhi’s work in science, technology and foreign policy.
K C Venugopal remembered Gandhi’s visit to Darjeeling during a difficult protest in 1986.
Gandhi reportedly spoke to a small crowd even though some people wanted him to avoid the event.
Later, the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was formed to help develop the region.
The leaders said Gandhi’s ideas about democracy, peace and secularism still inspire people.
Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan and Congress leaders paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 82nd birth anniversary.
Satheesan credited Rajiv Gandhi with advancing India’s scientific, technological and diplomatic development.
K C Venugopal recalled Rajiv Gandhi’s 1986 visit to Darjeeling during the Gorkhaland agitation.
Venugopal said Rajiv Gandhi’s Darjeeling address contributed to the formation of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council in 1988.
Several Kerala ministers and Congress leaders described Rajiv Gandhi as a champion of democracy, secularism, technology and national unity.
- Who
- Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, Congress leaders and several state ministers remembered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- What
- They paid tributes marking Rajiv Gandhi’s 82nd birth anniversary and recalled his political legacy.
- Where
- Kerala, with K C Venugopal also recalling Rajiv Gandhi’s 1986 visit to Darjeeling.
- When
- August 20, Rajiv Gandhi’s 82nd birth anniversary.
- Why
- The leaders sought to honor Rajiv Gandhi’s contributions to India’s modernization, technology, diplomacy, democracy and secular values.
Key facts
- Person remembered
- Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi
- Occasion
- His 82nd birth anniversary
- Date
- August 20
- Darjeeling visit
- Rajiv Gandhi visited Darjeeling toward the end of 1986 during the Gorkhaland agitation.
- Later development
- The Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council was formed two years after the visit, according to K C Venugopal.
- Commemorative observance
- Rajiv Gandhi’s birth anniversary is observed as Sadbhavana Diwas.
- Tribute themes
- Modernization, scientific and technological development, democracy, secularism and national unity.
Quotes
V D Satheesan
Kerala Chief Minister
“India is an ancient country, but a young nation. I am young. I too have a dream. A dream of an India that is strong, independent and self-reliant, working for the welfare of humanity and standing among the leading nations of the world.”
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“Rajiv Gandhi became an architect of modern India through revolutionary decisions based on love, humanity and secularism”
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