Mamata pays homage to former PM Rajiv Gandhi on 34th death anniversary

Kolkata, May 21 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary, describing him as a visionary and a martyr for the country’s cause.

“Fondly remembering Late Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, on his death anniversary today. Rajivji was a visionary and a martyr for the cause of India,” Banerjee said in a post on X.

The former prime minister was assassinated on this day in 1991 by a suicide bomber during an election rally at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. PTI SCH RBT