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#RememberingRajivGandhi on his 28th death anniversary. On 21 May 1991, Rajiv was assassinated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Born as Rajeevratna Birjees Gandhi on 20 August 1944,
#RajivGandhi became the country’s youngest prime minister at d age of 40 in 1984.
Born as Rajeevratna Birjees Gandhi on 20 August 1944,
#RajivGandhi became the country’s youngest prime minister at d age of 40 in 1984.
During his five-year tenure (1984-89) as #primeminister, #RajivGandhi had signed #PeaceAccords with insurgent groups in #Mizoram, #Assam and #Punjab in an effort to end insurgency and violence in these states.
Under #RajivGandhi ’s rule, the #SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) was founded in 1985 and signed by Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka.
