Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar visited the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, on 20 August 2026 to pay tribute to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Sadbhavana Diwas.
Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar participated in a floral tribute ceremony at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, honouring former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on Sadbhavana Diwas, 20 August 2026.
Sadbhavana Diwas is observed on 20 August each year to mark the birth anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, promoting communal harmony and national integration — values Karnataka CM D.K. Shivakumar reaffirmed at Sriperumbudur in 2026.
The Rajiv Gandhi Memorial in Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, is the site where former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991 and remains a key venue for Indian National Congress tributes on Sadbhavana Diwas.
Karnataka Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar represented the Indian National Congress at the Rajiv Gandhi Memorial, Sriperumbudur, on 20 August 2026, underscoring the party's continued reverence for the legacy of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.