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Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: Today is the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. This day i.e. 21st May is celebrated every year as Anti-Terrorism Day. In the year 1991, he was assassinated by a suicide bomber of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam during an election meeting in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. The suicide bomber fired a belt bomb, in which many people including Rajiv Gandhi were killed. After the assassination of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, 21 May 1991 was officially declared as National Anti-Terrorism Day.
How was Rajiv Gandhi assassinated?
Actually, Rajiv Gandhi had gone to Sriperumbudur to attend an election meeting. Before the meeting, Rajiv Gandhi was moving forward accepting the greetings of the people, when a female member of the Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam (LTTE), who had hidden explosives inside her clothes, detonated it on the pretext of touching Rajiv Gandhi’s feet. Suddenly a huge balloon of smoke rose from the loud explosion. By the time the smoke cleared, the people present there, including former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, were blown to pieces. A large number of people were also injured. Since then, Terrorism Day is being celebrated on 21 May in memory of Rajiv Gandhi.
Decision to celebrate Anti-Terrorism Day
After the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, the V.P. Singh government decided to celebrate 21 May as Anti-Terrorism Day. On this day, all government offices and other public institutions take an oath to end terrorism. Also, anti-terrorism messages are sent through digital and social media platforms, explaining the importance of this day.
Became Prime Minister at the age of 40
Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth Prime Minister of India, became the Prime Minister of the country at the age of 40 after the death of his mother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. He has taken many such decisions during his tenure, which proved to be very important and far-reaching.
Important decisions taken during his tenure
- Rajiv Gandhi tried to expand the education of the country under the National Education Policy in 1986. Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas were established.
- He promoted science and technology. He promoted the use of computers in the country. He encouraged the construction of supercomputers.
- He also tried to liberalize the country’s economy. He took concrete steps to end the license raj.
- He provided subsidies to many corporate companies to increase industrial production.
