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Gandhi's death led his mother to induct her other son Rajiv into politics. After the assassination of Indira Gandhi, Rajiv succeeded her as Prime Minister of India. Gandhi's widow Maneka fell out with her in-laws soon after Gandhi's death and started her own party named Sanjay Vichar Manch in Hyderabad.
Jun 23, 2020 · Gandhi and his co-pilot Subhash Saxena died instantaneously when the plane meant for stunt flying nose-dived and crashed after hitting a tree. By the time, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi reached the accident site, both bodies had been placed in an ambulance.
Jun 23, 2022 · Sanjay Gandhi died suddenly one fateful Monday morning on 23 June 1980 in a plane crash. When his mother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, saw his mangled remains, the Iron Lady of India broke down and wept — her second son, her scion, was dead.
Dec 26, 2005 · Did Indira Gandhi ever recover from Sanjay Gandhi death? The Congress party stormed to victory in the 1980 elections under the leadership of Indira Gandhi. Sanjay Gandhi was, without doubt, the "architect" of the victory, and in a swift moment the ills of the Emergency, the humiliating election loss of 1977 (both Mrs Gandhi and Sanjay lost ...
Congress leader and son of Indira Gandhi Sanjay Gandhi died in an air crash on June 23, 1980 near Safdarjung Airport in New Delhi. He was flying a new aircraft of the Delhi Flying club,...
Jul 2, 2007 · Sanjay Gandhi's death was as sudden as it was violent. It was also self-indulgent. Warned often about his dangerous aerobatics at the Delhi Flying Club, Gandhi pushed his S2-A Pitts biplane too far and too low on that fateful June day.
Jun 23, 2015 · Remembering Sanjay Gandhi: The future leader who died too soon. Sanjay Gandhi, the younger son of Indira Gandhi was expected to follow in his mother's footsteps. His death in a plane crash came as a big blow. Here are a few facts on the man. Listen to Story.
Feb 18, 2013 · The life and death of Sanjay Gandhi. Vinod Mehta has rummaged the memories and testimonies of the clique that surrounded Indira’s chosen heir. Updated - November 26, 2016 10:52 am IST....
Jun 22, 2023 · Unknown gunmen fired at his car about 300 miles south-east of New Delhi during his election campaign. Gandhi died instantly from head wounds in an air crash at 8:10 a.m. on 23 June 1980, near...
During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress, but following his early death in a plane crash his elder brother Rajiv became their mother's political heir and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India after her assassination.
