Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and party president Mallikarjun Kharge paid floral tributes to the former Prime Minister on his 35th death anniversary at Vir Bhumi in New Delhi on Thursday. Several senior Congress leaders and party workers also gathered at the memorial to remember the late leader and honor his contributions to the nation.

Rajiv Gandhi, who served as India’s Prime Minister from 1984 to 1989, was assassinated on May 21, 1991, during an election campaign in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.