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During his lifetime, he was widely expected to succeed his mother as head of the Indian National Congress and Prime Minister of India, but following his death in a plane crash, his elder brother Rajiv became their mother's political heir and succeeded her as Prime Minister of India and President of the party after her assassination.
Apr 11, 2013 · Sanjay was killed in a plane crash in the Capital on June 23, 1980 soon after Congress came back to power after internal bickering consumed the Janata Party. He was 33 and a rising star in the Congress clearly seen as successor to his mother.
Jun 23, 2020 · Sanjay Gandhi died on June 28, 1980. Sanjay Gandhi died this morning when the plane he was co-piloting crashed in Chanakyapuri. Gandhi and his co-pilot Subhash Saxena died instantaneously when the plane meant for stunt flying nose-dived and crashed after hitting a tree.
Jun 23, 2015 · His unexpected death in a plane crash on June 23, 1980, came as a heavy blow to his mother and the Indian National Congress. Today is his death anniversary and here, we bring to you some facts about him. advertisement. Some facts about Sanjay Gandhi: Sanjay studied at Welham Boys' School and then at the Doon School in Dehra Dun.
NEW DELHI, June 23, 1980 -- Sanjay Gandhi, the 33-year-old heir-apparent to India's Nehru-Gandhi political dynasty, died today when a small plane in which he was flying crashed shortly...
Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) [1] was an Indian politician. He was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi. He was a member of parliament, Lok Sabha and the Nehru–Gandhi family.
Jul 2, 2007 · UPDATED: Apr 8, 2011 13:38 IST. Setting Son. 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.
Jan 22, 2014 · ISSUE DATE: Jul 15, 1980 | UPDATED: Dec 2, 2014 11:34 IST. The dramatic death of Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash last fortnight was an event of undefinable proportions. Not the least being its effect on the political face of India. Sanjay's dominance has ensured that his passing will leave a political vacuum that is dangerous in its dimensions.
Jun 24, 1980 · June 23, 1980 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. NEW DELHI, June 23, 1980 -- "The Sanjay Raj" ended almost before it began today with the death in a plane crash of Sanjay Gandhi, the controversial son of...
Jun 23, 2022 · June is the cruellest month when it comes to Sanjay Gandhi’s memory—it is the month that underlines his controversial role in the 1975 Emergency, and also his untimely death at 33. At one point, he was poised to succeed his mother at the height of her power during the Emergency.
