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"He Gave Eelam Tamils Motherly Love": TVK Chief Vijay's Praise For Rajiv Gandhi Killer
In a move that is likely to stoke controversy, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday racked up the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and praised Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) late chief Velupillai Prabhakaran.
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The Hunt: Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Now Available For Streaming on SonyLIV
SonyLIV’s The Hunt: Rajiv Gandhi Assassination stands out as a political crime docu-series that captures the emotional and investigative journey following one of India’s darkest chapters. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the show relies on archival footage, interviews, and reenactments to portray the events surrounding the 1991 suicide attack.
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Anti-Terrorism Day 2022: Know The History, Significance And Pledge
India observes Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21. It was on this day in 1991 the seventh Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE terrorists while campaigning for the Congress party at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
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Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: Rajiv Gandhi Remembered On His Birth Anniversary
Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: The Congress party observes former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary as Sadbhavna Diwas every year. Born on August 20 in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991. Rajiv Gandhi took charg...
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Priyanka And I Weren't Happy About LTTE Chief's Death: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were not happy after the terror group LTTE's chief Prabhakaran, who ordered the assassination of his father Rajiv Gandhi, was killed, as they felt "the violence inflicted upon him had impacted others, including his children".
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"My Father Taught Me Hate Is A Prison": Rahul Gandhi Tweets Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi
In a post marking his father Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the former prime minister had taught him "hate is a prison for those who carry it". This morning, Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in Delhi.
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"I Told Him He Was Going To Die": Rahul Gandhi On Father's Assassination
Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by the LTTE, has said that he and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had "completely" forgiven their father's killers. "For many years, we were quite upset and hurt, but somehow... (we have) completely (forgiven them)," an emotional Mr Gandhi said to a loud applause by the audience duri...
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CBI, Accused Of Gaps In Probe By Rajiv Gandhi Killer, Blames Sri Lankans
A convict who has spent 26 years in jail for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi has requested the Supreme Court to reopen the case and cancel his conviction. This, after the CBI said in court today that it could not properly investigate the bomb that killed the former prime minister because it "got no help from Sri Lanka" in establishing the origin ...
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Sonia Gandhi Felt LTTE had 'Mole' in 10 Janpath: Former Home Secretary
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or the LTTE had a 'mole' in 10 Janpath, and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was part of a conspiracy "hatched by several influential people in faraway places", says former home secretary RD Pradhan.
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Sonia Gandhi, Narasimha Rao had strained relations, says Congress minister
Sonia Gandhi and late Congress leader PV Narasimha Rao had strained relations when he was the Prime Minister as she was unhappy over the slow pace of progress in the probe into her husband Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, says a book written by a union minister.
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President rejects mercy plea of Rajiv Gandhi's murderers
President Pratibha PatIl has rejected the mercy pleas of three men convicted for the 1991 assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, paving the way for their execution, an official told AFP on Thursday. "The rejection (of the clemency petitions) happened last week after the president returned from a foreign tour," presidential spokes...
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Prabhakaran, the terrorist who plotted Rajiv's assassination
"It is a tragic incident." This was how Velupillai Prabhakaran described former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
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"He Gave Eelam Tamils Motherly Love": TVK Chief Vijay's Praise For Rajiv Gandhi Killer
In a move that is likely to stoke controversy, Tamizhaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay on Saturday racked up the Sri Lankan Tamil issue and praised Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) late chief Velupillai Prabhakaran.
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The Hunt: Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Now Available For Streaming on SonyLIV
SonyLIV’s The Hunt: Rajiv Gandhi Assassination stands out as a political crime docu-series that captures the emotional and investigative journey following one of India’s darkest chapters. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the show relies on archival footage, interviews, and reenactments to portray the events surrounding the 1991 suicide attack.
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Anti-Terrorism Day 2022: Know The History, Significance And Pledge
India observes Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21. It was on this day in 1991 the seventh Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE terrorists while campaigning for the Congress party at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
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Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: Rajiv Gandhi Remembered On His Birth Anniversary
Sadbhavana Diwas 2020: The Congress party observes former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's birth anniversary as Sadbhavna Diwas every year. Born on August 20 in 1944, Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber during an election rally in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991. Rajiv Gandhi took charg...
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Priyanka And I Weren't Happy About LTTE Chief's Death: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra were not happy after the terror group LTTE's chief Prabhakaran, who ordered the assassination of his father Rajiv Gandhi, was killed, as they felt "the violence inflicted upon him had impacted others, including his children".
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"My Father Taught Me Hate Is A Prison": Rahul Gandhi Tweets Tribute To Rajiv Gandhi
In a post marking his father Rajiv Gandhi's death anniversary, Congress president Rahul Gandhi said the former prime minister had taught him "hate is a prison for those who carry it". This morning, Rahul Gandhi, his mother Sonia Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra paid tribute to Rajiv Gandhi at his memorial in Delhi.
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"I Told Him He Was Going To Die": Rahul Gandhi On Father's Assassination
Rahul Gandhi, son of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi assassinated by the LTTE, has said that he and sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra had "completely" forgiven their father's killers. "For many years, we were quite upset and hurt, but somehow... (we have) completely (forgiven them)," an emotional Mr Gandhi said to a loud applause by the audience duri...
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CBI, Accused Of Gaps In Probe By Rajiv Gandhi Killer, Blames Sri Lankans
A convict who has spent 26 years in jail for the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi has requested the Supreme Court to reopen the case and cancel his conviction. This, after the CBI said in court today that it could not properly investigate the bomb that killed the former prime minister because it "got no help from Sri Lanka" in establishing the origin ...
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Sonia Gandhi Felt LTTE had 'Mole' in 10 Janpath: Former Home Secretary
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam or the LTTE had a 'mole' in 10 Janpath, and former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination was part of a conspiracy "hatched by several influential people in faraway places", says former home secretary RD Pradhan.
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Sonia Gandhi, Narasimha Rao had strained relations, says Congress minister
Sonia Gandhi and late Congress leader PV Narasimha Rao had strained relations when he was the Prime Minister as she was unhappy over the slow pace of progress in the probe into her husband Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, says a book written by a union minister.
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President rejects mercy plea of Rajiv Gandhi's murderers
President Pratibha PatIl has rejected the mercy pleas of three men convicted for the 1991 assassination of the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, paving the way for their execution, an official told AFP on Thursday. "The rejection (of the clemency petitions) happened last week after the president returned from a foreign tour," presidential spokes...
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Prabhakaran, the terrorist who plotted Rajiv's assassination
"It is a tragic incident." This was how Velupillai Prabhakaran described former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination.
