'Rajiv Gandhi's legacy is quite inspirational'

May 21, 2021 14:00

Indira Gandhi with Rajiv, Sonia, Maneka, and the kids, Priyanka and Rahul

May 21, 2021, marks the 30th death anniversary of Rajiv Gandhi, who was assassinated on this day in 1991 by Sri Lankan Tamil terrorists in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, while on an election campaign.

Rediff.com's Syed Firdaus Ashraf spoke to veteran Congress watcher Rasheed Kidwai, a Visiting Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation and the author of two books on the Congress party, about the Rajiv years, their impact on the country and in what lessons they hold for today.

Read the interview here.

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