Rich tributes were today paid to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 19th death anniversary. President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the departed leader's wife and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Defence Minister A K Antony, Home Minister P Chidambaram, Congress MP Rahul and Priyanka along with her husband Robert Vadra and a number of Congress leaders were present at the remembrance ceremony paid floral tributes at the memorial.
President Pratibha Patil, Vice-President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and the departed leader's wife and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi were among the first to pay floral tributes to the late leader at his memorial 'Veer Bhumi' here.
Sandeep Marwah the President of Marwah Studios and Director of Asian Academy of Film And Television was honored with the ‘Rajiv Gandhi Global Award’ for bringing Indian Entertainment and Education to World map. Sandeep Marwah has created new media bodies on world basis including International Film And Television Club, International Film And Television Research Centre, International Children’s Film Forum and International Public Broadcasting Forum to fulfill the requirements of the society.
Government employees across the country took pledge against terrorism and violence on the occasion of Anti-Terrorism Day observed throughout the country on Thursday."It was on this day (May 21) in 1991 that former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi fell to the designs of terrorists. The day is observed to generate awareness in the country among all sections of people, about the danger of terrorism, violence and its dangerous effect on the people, the society and the country as a whole," an official statement today said.
The objective behind the observance of anti-terrorism day is to wean away the youth from the cult of terrorism or violence by highlighting the suffering of the common people and showing how it is prejudicial to national interest. Nation paid rich tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 19th death anniversary.
