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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...
Jul 15, 1991 · Determined to prevent Rajiv Gandhi from returning to power fearing the reinduction of the IPKF, the LTTE supremo Pirabhakaran ordered the killing of Rajiv at a meeting held in Jaffna in October 1990. An exclusive investigation on the people involved and how the plot was hatched and executed.
Rajiv Gandhi. This article is about the politician. For other uses, see Rajiv Gandhi (disambiguation). Rajiv Gandhi [1] ( Hindi pronunciation: [raːdʒiːʋ ɡaːndʱiː] ⓘ; 20 August 1944 – 21 May 1991) [2] [3] was an Indian politician who served as the 6th Prime Minister of India from 1984 to 1989.
Jun 25, 2022 · A meticulous account of how a LTTE death squad murdered former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and the SIT’s deadly cat-and-mouse game that brought the killers to justice. The Prime Minister’s ...
May 20, 2021 · Instead, its leaders made a statement at the time that the killing of Rajiv Gandhi was “regrettable”. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi can be seen as a near-sighted victory for the LTTE as it seriously harmed the militant organisation’s cause, which was the establishment of a Tamil homeland in Sri Lanka.
May 21, 2022 · Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991 by LTTE assassins. Here we explain the assassination, the convictions, and controversies.
May 18, 2022 · May 21, 1991: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu at 10.20 pm. May 24, 1991: The investigation was handed over to a Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).
Nov 11, 2022 · The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the release of six people convicted for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.
Nov 11, 2022 · The Indian Supreme Court has ordered the release of six people convicted for the 1991 assassination of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. The order came after two convicts - S Nalini and RP...
