Homage paid to Rajiv Gandhi in Tamil Nadu
5 Dariya News
Tamil Nadu 21-May-2014
Tamil Nadu Governor K. Rosaiah Wednesday paid floral tribute to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 23rd death anniversary.He also administered an anti-terrorism pledge to officers and staff of the Raj Bhavan here.Anti-terrorism Day is observed May 21, the day on which former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated.Pilot-turned-politician Rajiv Gandhi was killed May 21, 1991 at an election rally in Sriperumbudur when a young Tamil Tiger woman guerrilla, strapped with explosives, blew herself up near him.Congressmen in Tamil Nadu paid floral tributes to Rajiv Gandhi at the party's state headquarters here.