Deccan Chronicle

Cong. remembers Rajiv on his 30th death anniv.

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Telangana Congress paid rich tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 30th death anniversar­y on Friday.

TPCC chief and Nalgonda MP, N. Uttam Kumar Reddy, and several leaders, offered floral tributes and remembered him as a leader who fought for communal harmony in the country.

Participat­ing in a programme at Huzurnagar, Reddy said that the contributi­ons of Rajiv Gandhi in strengthen­ing local bodies, pioneering computer and IT sectors in India and lowering of voting age would be remembered forever.

He visited the government hospital and distribute­d food, fruits and medicine kits to patients, their families and hospital staff and appreciate­d the selfless service of doctors, nurses, medical and sanitation staff and ambulance drivers during the Covid-19 crisis.

Working president and MP A. Revanth Reddy garlanded the statue of Rajiv Gandhi at Somajiguda. He hailed Rajiv Gandhi as the architect of modern India by promoting IT and eventually sacrificed his life for the country.

Bhongir MP Komatiredd­y Venkat Reddy donated 25 oxygen cylinders and N-95 masks to AIIMS Bibinagar and Bhongir area hospital on the occasion.

He also contribute­d ` one crore from his MPLAD funds to Bhongir government hospital for purchasing ambulances. The Congress party conducted a remembranc­e programme at the Rajiv Gandhi statue in Somajiguda under the leadership of former MP, V. Hanumantha Rao. TPCC general secretary Vinod Reddy distribute­d food and masks to people at Himayatnag­ar during a programme organised by Telangana Seva Dal.

The Rajiv Gandhi Sadbhavana Yatra Commemorat­ion Committee (RGSYCC) paid homage at Charminar, from where the former prime minister had started his Sadbhavana Yatra in the city on October 19, 1990.

RGSYCC chairman G. Niranjan said the country will always remember the changes initiated by him during his short

 ?? S. SURENDER REDDY ?? Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao pays floral tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 30th death anniversar­y at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Friday. —
S. SURENDER REDDY Senior Congress leader V. Hanumantha Rao pays floral tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 30th death anniversar­y at Gandhi Bhavan in Hyderabad on Friday. —

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