Adhir Ranjan’s controversial tweet on Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary, wrote – Earth trembles when a big tree falls
Today is the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. On this occasion, all Congress leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi remembered him and paid their tributes. Leader of Congress Parliamentary Party in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury also remembered the former leader of his party. However, he had to delete his tweet.
Adhir Ranjan took to Twitter to pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi. He paid tribute to him through a graphic, which read – ‘When a big tree falls, the house trembles’.
Let us tell you that allegedly Rajiv Gandhi had said this about the anti-Sikh riots after the assassination of his mother i.e. former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Giving clarification on this matter, Adhir Ranjan said, “I have nothing to do with this. A malicious propaganda campaign is run against me by the opposing forces.
Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury's now-deleted tweet; he had posted this earlier today. pic.twitter.com/EF77RlskQE
— ANI (@ANI) May 21, 2022
Sonia, Rahul and many Congress leaders pay tribute to Rajiv Gandhi
Congress President Sonia Gandhi, former President Rahul Gandhi and several other party leaders on Saturday paid tributes to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his death anniversary. He also remembered the contribution of Rajiv Gandhi in the making of modern India. Sonia Gandhi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Organization General Secretary KC Venugopal and many other Congress leaders paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi by reaching ‘Veer Bhoomi’.
Rahul tweeted
Remembering the father, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, “My father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India. He was a compassionate and compassionate man. A wonderful father to me and Priyanka, who Told us about the value of forgiveness and empathy.” “I miss him, fondly remember the times we spent together,” he said. Priyanka Gandhi retweeted Rahul Gandhi’s tweet about her father.
My father was a visionary leader whose policies helped shape modern India.
He was a compassionate & kind man, and a wonderful father to me and Priyanka, who taught us the value of forgiveness and empathy.
I dearly miss him and fondly remember the time we spent together. pic.twitter.com/jjiLl8BpMs
— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) May 21, 2022
At the same time, Congress’s chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala tweeted, paying tribute to the former Prime Minister, “The youngest Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy, the visionary of modern India, whose vision only resulted in the country entering the computer age. Bharat Ratna, Tributes to former Prime Minister Late Shri Rajiv Gandhi ji on his death anniversary.
Several other Congress leaders also paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi was born on 20 August 1944. He led the country as the Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989. He was assassinated on 21 May 1991 during the Lok Sabha election campaign in Tamil Nadu.