Kolkata: Paying tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 34th death anniversary, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described 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.