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The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [3]
Rajiv Gandhi, the 46-year-old former Indian prime minister, has been assassinated. He was campaigning for the Congress Party on the second day of voting in the world's largest democratic election...
Nalini Sriharan, the only surviving member of the five-member squad behind the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, is serving life imprisonment. Arrested on 14 June 1991, she and 25 others were sentenced to death by a special court on 28 January 1998.
Nov 11, 2022 · Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on the night of May 21, 1991, at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu by a woman suicide bomber at a poll rally. A look at who the convicts are, and how the Supreme Court ordered their release.
Jul 15, 1991 · One month after the brutal assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, the crack special investigation team (SIT) has managed to edge considerably closer to unravelling the complex plot behind the shocking crime that stunned the nation.
May 21, 2017 · In Short. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991. Sonia Gandhi received an unknown phone call from Chennai. Rajiv Gandhi had flown to Chennai without his personal security chief. In the two years before Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated, India had witnessed political instability.
Jun 17, 2024 · Died: May 21, 1991, Sriperumbudur, near Madras [now Chennai] (aged 46) Title / Office: prime minister (1984-1989), India. Political Affiliation: Indian National Congress. Notable Family Members: spouse Sonia Gandhi. mother Indira Gandhi.
