Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi post emotional messages on Rajiv Gandhi's 75th birth anniversary

New Delhi : Priyanka Gandhi Vadra has posted an emotional tribute to her father, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, on the occasion of his 75th birth anniversary. The Congress leader posted a short poem by American poet EE Cummings with a throwback photo of herself with her father.

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's post read, "From my father, I learned how to listen to people's stories and find a place in my heart for them no matter how contrary to mine they might be. From him, I learned how to keep smiling and keep walking no matter how difficult the path might be."

Her brother Rahul Gandhi, also posted describing his father as both a "patriot" and "a loving father who taught me never to hate".

Rajiv Gandhi, the nation's sixth Prime Minister, became the youngest to hold the post when he was sworn in at the age of 40, after the 1984 assassination of his mother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.

He was assassinated in 1991 in Tamil Nadu. His death anniversary is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day.

From my father, I learned how to listen to people's stories and find a place in my heart for them no matter how contrary to mine they might be.

From him, I learned how to keep smiling and keep walking no matter how difficult the path might be.#RajivGandhi75 #SadbhavanaDiwas pic.twitter.com/O4W8d9cUL5

— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) August 20, 2019

Today we celebrate the 75th birth anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi ji, a patriot & a visionary, whose far sighted policies helped build India.

To me, he was a loving father who taught me never to hate, to forgive & to love all beings. #Rajiv75 #SadbhavanaDiwas pic.twitter.com/gaozH8h06r

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) August 20, 2019