Three decades after assassination of Rajiv

Former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated  30 years ago by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam(LTTE). An election campaign was underway in Sriperumbhudur to elect a new Lok Sabha or Parliament. Rajiv was in Sriperumbudur to address a propaganda meeting in support of Congress party candidate Ms. Maragatham Chandrasekhar.

 

Sri Lankan Tamil girl known by the name of “Dhanu” got close to Rajiv Gandhi and gave him a sandalwood garland and set off a concealed explosive device that was strapped to her body.

 

The LTTE was placed on the index of global terrorists soon after the assassination. Attack on Rajiv Gandhi In Sri Lanka