Thread by @aryabhattt

*THREAD*

#RememberingRajivGandhi:

There seems to be a "whitewashing" of history, when it comes to the so called "fairest" of Indian Prime Ministers - Rajiv Gandhi. So while we are remembering him today let us also learn some facts.

•1984 Anti-Sikh Riots: Rajiv's party presided over the biggest pogrom in India's history - 8000 Sikhs were murdered right around the national capital as a vengeance for the assassination of his mother - Indira Gandhi. This is 10x the size of 2002 riots.

• Bhopal Gas Tragedy: 'Govt, Union Carbide struck secret deal post leak': He was the Prime Minister when Bhopal Gas tragedy (world's worst industrial disaster) struck. He had the chief of Union Carbide in India. But, Rajiv traded the life of 17k people and let him go.

• Shah Bano: Rajiv overruled the court both HC & SC verdict & took away the basic rights of a 60yr old Muslim women Shah Bano who was seeking Rs. 200/m from her husband, for supporting her 5 children after the lawyer husband deserted her. He betrayed her only to appease muzzies.

• Bofors Scandal: Sonia Gandhi and her Italian contacts allegedly led to India's biggest scam of the time - Bofors scandal [Ms. Gandhi then broke her own record in the 2004-14 regime with 2G]. It involved getting large kickbacks in buying guns from a Swedish firm Bofors.

• Rigging elections in Kashmir leading to terrorism: It is agreed that the Congress rigged that elections to favor its ally - National Conference. The people were so disappointed that it brought the rise of Mujahideen in the valley and marked the start of its violent phase.

• Indian Peace Keeping Force: Rajiv sent 100,000 armed men to Sri Lanka that was widely hated as an occupying force and thrown out in ignominy. Overall 1200 armed men died and plenty more of both Tamils & Sinhalese lost lives and soured our relations with Sri Lanka.