Politics

Let's turn back the clock and take a look at the former PM's life in pictures.

&lt;p id=&quot;p_1&quot;&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f140sl4-001250-copy_082015103127.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f140sl4-001250-copy_082015103127.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f140sl4-001250-copy_082015103127.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajiv Gandhi and&amp;nbsp;Chandra Shekhar (right)&amp;nbsp;at Narendra Dev's birth centenary.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f167sp13-001436_082015103136.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f167sp13-001436_082015103136.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f167sp13-001436_082015103136.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With Palestinian leader, Yasser Arafat (left).&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f253-sj6-dvd0091_082015103149.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f253-sj6-dvd0091_082015103149.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f253-sj6-dvd0091_082015103149.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;During an election campaign sitting on a jeep holding flower garlands and waving at his supporters.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f223sf2-dvd0031_082015103156.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f223sf2-dvd0031_082015103156.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f223sf2-dvd0031_082015103156.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajiv Gandhi filing nomination papers with Sonia Gandhi, P Shiv Shankar, ND Tiwari and other Congress party leaders.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f163sk10-001415_082015103206.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f163sk10-001415_082015103206.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f163sk10-001415_082015103206.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With Pakistani Premier, Benazir Bhutto (right) during&amp;nbsp;SAARC Summit in Pakistan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f223sb4-dvd0031_082015103214.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f223sb4-dvd0031_082015103214.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f223sb4-dvd0031_082015103214.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With the victims of terrorism.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f223sq20-dvd0032_082015103241.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f223sq20-dvd0032_082015103241.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f223sq20-dvd0032_082015103241.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A magnetic personality:&amp;nbsp;Rajiv Gandhi received on a railway station by a horde of his supporters.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f223sf12-dvd0031_082015103853.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f223sf12-dvd0031_082015103853.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f223sf12-dvd0031_082015103853.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rajiv Gandhi visiting a dargah.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f253-sj5-dvd0091_082015103859.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f253-sj5-dvd0091_082015103859.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f253-sj5-dvd0091_082015103859.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The former PM often shared both meals and ideas with his partymen and supporters.&lt;/strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;table width=&quot;100%&quot; cellspacing=&quot;0&quot; cellpadding=&quot;0&quot;&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img title=&quot;f149ss4-001341_082015103908.jpg&quot; src=&quot;https://akm-img-a-in.tosshub.com/sites/dailyo//story/embed/201508/f149ss4-001341_082015103908.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;f149ss4-001341_082015103908.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;strong&gt;With mother and former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi (left)&amp;nbsp;at All India Congress Committee meet in Calcutta.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

A tribute to Rajiv Gandhi on his birth anniversary

Let's turn back the clock and take a look at the former PM's life in pictures.