All India Congress Committee (AICC) spokesperson and Telangana Congress leader Dasoju Sravan on Friday called former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi a "modern architect" of the country on his 77th birth anniversary.
Telangana Congress leaders celebrated Rajiv Gandhi's 77th birthday in Hyderabad today.
Manickam Tagore, AICC General Secretary in-charge, Revanth Reddy, Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) President and other leaders participated in the celebrations.
Speaking to ANI, Sravan said, "Rajiv Gandhi has made great contributions towards the reconstruction of the nation, for which no one can forget him. Benefits of telecommunications and computers, which we are experiencing today are revolutionary efforts by our former Prime Minister. He is the Modern Architect of the country."
He said municipal corporations, gram panchayats and other functioning like local governments are possible because of Rajiv Gandhi as he made 76th and 77th Amendments in the Constitution.
Senior Telangana Congress leader V Hanumantha Rao said Rajiv Gandhi gave so many things for the country, especially for the younger generation like voting rights at 18 years and also software, hardware and telecom.
The Congress leader further said the future generations should also know about Rajiv Gandhi and his sacrifices.
Born on August 20, 1944, Rajiv Gandhi became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he assumed office in October 1984. He served as the Prime Minister of India till December 2, 1989.
In May 1991, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
The Congress observes the day as 'Sadbhavna Divas'.
( With inputs from ANI )
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