Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary 2024 Date: Know All About the Day That Marks the Punyatithi of The Former PM of India
Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary is a day that serves as a perfect opportunity to remember the contributions of the great leader to India. Gandhi's policies laid the groundwork for the economic liberalization that India would undergo in the early 1990s.
The death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, is observed on May 21 every year. The day is also marked as National Anti-Terrorism Day to commemorate the death anniversary of the former PM of India. Rajiv Gandhi 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. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21, 1991, in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, by a suicide bomber. Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case Convicts Deported to Sri Lanka from Chennai Airport.
Gandhi's last public meeting was at Sriperumbudur, a village approximately 40 km from Chennai, where he was assassinated while campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate. At 10:10 pm, a woman later identified as Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, approached Gandhi in public and greeted him. She then bent down to touch his feet and detonated a belt laden with 700 g (1.5 lb) of RDX explosives tucked under her dress. The explosion killed Gandhi, Rajaratnam, and at least 14 other people. Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary 2024: Sonia Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge Pay Homage to Former PM on His Punyatithi (Watch Videos).
Significance
Rajiv Gandhi’s death anniversary is a day that serves as a perfect opportunity to remember the contributions of the great leader to India. Gandhi's policies laid the groundwork for the economic liberalization that India would undergo in the early 1990s. He is often credited with spearheading the IT and telecommunications revolution in India. He promoted computerization and modernization of technology.
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