Leaders across political parties paid tributes to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 77th birth anniversary.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray garlanded the portrait of the late Congress leader at his residence Matoshree in suburban Mumbai and administered the Sadhbhavana Day pledge to people present on the occasion. While paying tribute to Gandhi, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar said the former prime minister had prepared India to face the challenges of the 21st century and ushered in the digital revolution.