Rahul Gandhi pays his respects to former party president Sitaram Kesri at party office in Delhi. PIC/ PTI
Gandhi, along with other leaders, paid floral tributes to Kesri at the party's 24, Akbar Road headquarters
Ironically, it is the same venue from where Kesri was removed as Congress President by the party's working committee to pave the way for Sonia Gandhi to take over in 1998
He hailed from Bihar and had worked with stalwart leaders who went on to become state chief ministers, including Bhagwat Jha Azad
Before becoming the Congress chief, Kesri had served as the Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee President in 1973 and treasurer of the All India Congress Committee (AICC) in 1980. He remained as AICC treasurer for a decade
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