The 67th birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is being observed on Friday which is also observed as ‘Sadbhavana Diwas’ and Akshay Urja Diwas.
Several functions across the nation are being held to pay tributes to the departed leader.
President Pratibha Devisingh Patil, Vice President Moahammed Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, and several other leaders paid tributes to Rajiv Gandhi at his Samadhi, Veer Bhumi, in the national capital.Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj and several members of Parliament paid floral tributes at the portrait of Rajiv Gandhi in the Central Hall of Parliament House.