IN PICS | Rajya Sabha Bids Adieu To Ghulam Nabi Azad - Check Out Some Throwback Images Of Congress Veteran's Political Journey

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Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and senior Congress politician Ghulam Nabi Azad, whose Rajya Sabha term is ending this month, on Tuesday said that "I am a proud Indian Muslim. Muslims should be proud of this country but the majority community should take steps forward towards the minority." (Image: PTI)

Azad thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his kind words and also said that he first cried when Sanjay Gandhi, then Indira Gandhi and later Rajiv Gandhi all died unnatural deaths and he also wept after a cyclone in Odisha. (Image: PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad after paying floral tribute to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, at Parliament House on January 23, 2020 in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

Congress President Rahul Gandhi along with former PM Manmohan Singh and senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad addressing the media personnel at AICC regarding yesterday's terrorist attack in Pulwama, on February 15, 2019 in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley with Anand Sharma, Ghulam Nabi Azad and Left Party leader D. Raja after attending all party leaders meeting called by Prime Minister at outside of the Prime Minister's Office, South Block on February 16, 2016 in New Delhi. File Photo/ Getty)

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad with BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Ananth Kumar and Satyanarayan Jatia during a floral tribute ceremony on the occasion of birth anniversary of Shri Bal Gangadhar Tilak at the Central Hall of Parliament House during the Monsoon session at Parliament house on July 23, 2018 in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

A delegation of opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Sitaram Yechuri, D Raja and Majeed Memon returns from Srinagar, on August 24, 2019 in New Delhi, India. A delegation of parties including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was not allowed to go out of Srinagar airport and was sent back to Delhi days after the Centre abrogated Article 370 in Jammu & Kashmir. (File Photo/ Getty)

Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad with former Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, former UP Congress chief Raj Babbar, during a press conference at party headquarters in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, AAP leader Sanjay Singh, Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad after a meeting of opposition parties at Parliament House Annexe, on December 10, 2018 in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)

Former External Affairs Minister and late BJP leader Sushma Swaraj with veteran Congress leader Ghulam Nabi azad during a swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi. (File Photo/ Getty)