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     Amit Shah says Rajiv Gandhi took pride in the Emergency. What exactly did the former PM say in Lok Sabha on July 23, 1985?

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rajiv_GandhiRajiv Gandhi - Wikipedia

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   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.

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   Learn about Rajiv Gandhi, the youngest Prime Minister of India and the third generation of the Nehru-Gandhi family. Explore his political career, economic reforms, foreign policies, and controversial role in the Bofors scandal and Sri Lanka conflict.

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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. [2] At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [3]

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   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.

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   Learn about the life and achievements of Shri Rajiv Gandhi, the youngest and the first Congress Prime Minister after his mother's assassination. He was a pilot, a technocrat, a moderniser and a leader who faced many challenges and tragedies.

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   Who is Rajiv Gandhi?

   • 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 when a powerful bomb, hidden in a basket of flowers, exploded killing him instantly.

   1991: Bomb kills India's former leader Rajiv Gandhi

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   Why was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?

   • Another assumed reason as to why they were selected to assassinate Rajiv Gandhi was due to the genetics of the Rajaratnam-Pillai clan, of which many exhibited drastically different front and side profiles. The court convicted and sentenced the seven persons who facilitated the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi to life imprisonment.

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   Who killed Rajiv Gandhi's Mother Indira Gandhi?

   • On 31 October 1984, the prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi's mother, Indira Gandhi, was assassinated by her Sikh bodyguards, which led to violent riots against Sikhs. At a Boat Club rally 19 days after the assassination, Gandhi said, "Some riots took place in the country following the murder of Indiraji.

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   Why is Rajiv Gandhi so controversial?

   • Rajiv Gandhi also emerged as one of India's more controversial Prime Ministers due to his alleged involvement in the Bofors scandal worth Rs. 640 million. His aggressive efforts to curb the LTTE in Sri Lanka led to his untimely assassination by the group in Sriperambudur in 1991.

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   Why was Rajiv Gandhi's death sentence commuted to life imprisonment?

   • Upon the intervention of Rajiv Gandhi's widow and Congress president Sonia Gandhi, who petitioned for clemency for the sake of Nalini's daughter in 2000, the death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.

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   When was Rajiv Gandhi awarded the Bharat Ratna?

   • In 1991, the Indian government posthumously awarded Gandhi the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. At the India Leadership Conclave in 2009, the Revolutionary Leader of Modern India award was conferred posthumously on Gandhi. Rajiv Gandhi was born in Bombay (Mumbai) on 20 August 1944 to Indira and Feroze Gandhi.

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10. indianexpress.com › article › political-pulseRajiv Gandhi: Youngest Prime Minister at 40, who won the ...

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    May 23, 2022 · Rajiv Gandhi was sworn in as the Prime Minister of India on October 31, 1984, after the assassination of his mother and then PM Indira Gandhi, becoming the country’s youngest PM at the age of 40. Advertisement

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    Rajiv Gandhi, the former Indian prime minister and son of Indira Gandhi, was killed by a suicide bomber in a campaign rally. The attack was blamed on the Tamil Tigers, a separatist group in Sri Lanka, and marked the end of the Nehru dynasty that had led India since independence.