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“On his death anniversary, we remember Rajiv ji, who devoted his life to defending the true character of India – united and tolerant – and ultimately gave his life for this dream,” the party said. Rajiv Gandhi was born on August 20, 1944, and he represented Uttar Pradesh’s Amethi p...
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
His younger brother Sanjay Gandhi entered politics and became a trusted lieutenant of her mother Indira Gandhi. After Sanjay’s death in a plane crash in 1980, Rajiv reluctantly entered politics at the instance of his mother. He won his first Lok Sabha election in 1981 from Amethi-the ...
Roberts, M. (2010). Killing Rajiv Gandhi: Dhanu's Sacrificial Metamorphosis in Death. South Asian History and Culture, 1(1), 25, 31.Roberts, Michael. 2010. "Killing Rajiv Gandhi: Dhanu's Sacrificial Metamorphosis in Death," South Asian History and Culture, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 25-41...
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