Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to father Rajiv on his 76th birth anniversary at Veer Bhumi

Thursday marked the 76th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the former prime minister who was assassinated in a bomb blast in 1991.

Rahul Gandhi walks towards Veer Bhumi, his father Rajiv Gandhi's memorial in New Delhi, on 20 August 2020 | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

New Delhi: On the 76th birth anniversary of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, son and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid tribute to him at Veer Bhumi, the memorial of Rajiv Gandhi, in New Delhi Thursday. Senior Congress leaders Ahmed Patel, Bhupinder Singh Hooda and Congress party workers were also present.

ThePrint’s National Photo Editor Praveen Jain was at Veer Bhumi to bring you these visuals.

Rahul Gandhi arriving at Veer Bhumi | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Gandhi was greeted by Congress workers who had also come to pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

The Congress leader was the only one from the Gandhi family to visit Veer Bhumi in the morning | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

“We miss him today and everyday,” Rahul Gandhi had posted on Twitter in the morning | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Congress leader K.C.Venugopal arrived to pay his respects as Rahul Gandhi was preparing to leave | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Senior Congress leaders Bhupinder Singh Hooda (left) and Ahmed Patel (right) also visited the samadhi | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Congress party members from Tamil Nadu shower flowers on the samadhi. They also brought a ‘Jyoti Kalash’ with them, a customary practice they follow every year | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Security personnel and guards take shelter as it continued to rain Thursday morning | Praveen Jain | ThePrint

Anil Kumar Chaudhary, president of Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee, wears a mask with images of the party symbol and Rajiv Gandhi’s face on it | Praveen Jain | ThePrint