"Today on National Panchayati Raj Diwas, my greetings to visionary and creator of local self-governance, Rajiv Gandhi ji, all heads, Panch and members of local bodies. In #Covid19 crisis, Panchayati structure has also an important role to reach every needy in the country," Gandhi tweeted.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacted with Sarpanchs from across the nation via video conferencing.
( With inputs from ANI )