Mangalore, May 21: Congress leaders and workers in the city on Monday paid homage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, who was killed in a suicide bomb attack on this day 21 years ago.
Rich floral tributes were paid to the portrait of the sixth prime minister of India at a programme organised by Dakshina Kannada District Congress Committee to commemorate 21st death anniversary of the late leader at the Party office, here.
Speaking on the occasion DCC president and Bantwal MLA B Ramanath Rai said that the people of this country were indebted to Rajiv Gandhi for his extra ordinary contribution to the progress of this country especially in the field of communication and information technology.
Mangalore Mayor Gulzar Banu, KPCC Secretary Ivan D'Souza, former MLA VIjayakumar Shetty and others were also present.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991 at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu during a poll campaign.
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