Search results
Prime Minister of India. Rajiv Gandhi was in West Bengal on 31 October 1984 when his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by two of her Sikh bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, to avenge the military attack on the Golden Temple during Operation Blue Star.
His illustrious grandfather, Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, was 58 when he started the long innings of 17 years as free India’s first Prime Minister. As the harbinger of a generational change in the country, Shri Gandhi received the biggest mandate in the nation’s history.
Jun 17, 2024 · Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian politician and government official who rose to become the leader of the Congress (I) Party (a faction of the Indian National Congress [Congress Party] established in 1981) and served as prime minister of India (1984–89) after the assassination of his mother, Indira.
1 day ago · The Lok Sabha election has rekindled interest in the Congress and the Nehru-Gandhi family, especially Rahul Gandhi, who has been enduring below-the-belt attacks for a decade and more. But critics of the family have left out Sanjay Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi, who was an ‘accidental’ prime minister and a reluctant politician before that.
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian politician and the 7th Prime Minister of India. He was Indira Gandhi ‘s son and Sonia Gandhi ‘s husband. He was also assassinated like his mother, while he was the Prime Minister. Wiki/Biography. Physical Appearance. Family, Wife & Caste. Political Career.
A Nehru-Gandhi scion, Rajiv Gandhi was one of the most popular politicians of India, who went on to become the Prime Minister of the country. Interestingly, this political stalwart wasn’t even interested in joining politics, leave alone becoming the leader of nation.
Aug 20, 2018 · Bharat Ratna Rajiv Gandhi, at 40, was the youngest prime minister of India. In his five years of rule from 1984 to 1989, the young leader made some sincere efforts to take the country to the 21st century. Rajiv Gandhi laid the foundation of a modern India. He left an imprint of modernity.
Aug 19, 2023 · Rajiv Gandhi was the 7th Prime Minister of India who served the nation from 1984 to 1989. Every year on August 20, his birth anniversary is celebrated in the form of Sadbhavana Diwas.
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the assassination of his mother, then–prime minister Indira Gandhi, to become at the age of 40 the youngest Indian prime minister.
May 21, 2024 · Rajiv Gandhi became India's youngest Prime Minister at 40 after his mother Indira Gandhi's assassination in a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi ...
