Rajiv Gandhi assassination

Rajiv Gandhi Enduring Legacy Despite Untimely Demise

21 May 2024

On May 21, 1991, tragedy struck Sriperumbudur village as Rajiv Gandhi, the former Prime Minister of India, attended his last public event. While campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate, Gandhi fell victim to a devastating attack that claimed his life and the lives of 25 others. Youthful Leadership...

Ravichandran, Ex-Convict in Rajiv Gandhi Assassination Case, Opens Bookstore

16 Mar 2024

Ravichandran, previously convicted in the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, has begun a fresh journey following his early release after 32 years in prison. He has inaugurated a bookstore and publishing house in Rajakambeeram, close to Madurai in Tamil Nadu. In an interview with ANI, he expressed that...

Santhan, involved in Assassination Of Rajiv Gandhi Dies In Chennai Hospital

28 Feb 2024

T Suthendraraja, also known as Santhan, one of seven convicts released in the 1991 assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, died on Wednesday in a Chennai hospital, according to a hospital official. Santhan, a Sri Lankan national, had been admitted to the Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital for treatment a...

‘Time’ll judge us as innocents’: Rajiv Gandhi assassination accused on release

13 Nov 2022

RP Ravichandran remarked that time will judge them as "innocents" in response to his release from prison in the assassination case of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi after more than three decades. After leaving jail on Saturday, he made the comments. Ravichandran - who along with five other convicts, including...