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Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to father Rajiv Gandhi ahead of `Bharat Jodo Yatra`

Updated On: 07 September, 2022 11:44 AM IST |

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the latter`s memorial in Sriperumbudur near here, ahead of the `Bharat Jodo Yatra`. 

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the latter`s memorial in Sriperumbudur near here, ahead of the `Bharat Jodo Yatra`. 

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the latter`s memorial in Sriperumbudur near here, ahead of the `Bharat Jodo Yatra`. 
<p>The Wayanad MP, who had reached Chennai on Tuesday night, began the day by offering tributes to the former Prime Minister. (Pic/PTI)</p>

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The Wayanad MP, who had reached Chennai on Tuesday night, began the day by offering tributes to the former Prime Minister. (Pic/PTI)

<p style="text-align: justify;">Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991. (Pic/AFP)</p>

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Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur on May 21, 1991. (Pic/AFP)

<p>Congress leaders including Karnataka state party chief DK Shivakumar were present at the prayer meeting. (Pic/PTI)</p>

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Congress leaders including Karnataka state party chief DK Shivakumar were present at the prayer meeting. (Pic/PTI)

<p>Rahul Gandhi also planted a sapling at the memorial. TNCC chief K S Alagiri and other senior party leaders accompanied Rahul. (Pic/AFP)</p>

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Rahul Gandhi also planted a sapling at the memorial. TNCC chief K S Alagiri and other senior party leaders accompanied Rahul. (Pic/AFP)

<p>After the prayer meet, Rahul Gandhi left for Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will present him the Tricolour. (Pic/PTI)</p>

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After the prayer meet, Rahul Gandhi left for Kanyakumari where Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin will present him the Tricolour. (Pic/PTI)

<p>The Congress leader will address a rally in Kanyakumari while officially kickstarting the Bharat Jodo Yatra. (Pic/AFP)</p>

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The Congress leader will address a rally in Kanyakumari while officially kickstarting the Bharat Jodo Yatra. (Pic/AFP)

<p>Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who embarks on `Bharat Jodo Yatra` from Tamil Nadu`s Kanyakumari today, will be staying in a container for the next 150 days. (Pic/PTI)</p>

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Congress leader Rahul Gandhi who embarks on `Bharat Jodo Yatra` from Tamil Nadu`s Kanyakumari today, will be staying in a container for the next 150 days. (Pic/PTI)

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