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Events on Tuesday 21 May 1991 1
1991Assassination of Rajiv GandhiFormer Indian prime minister killed by suicide bomberFormer Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber linked to the Tamil Tigers while campaigning in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu. The attack killed Gandhi and at least fourteen others. His death shocked India and disrupted the general election then underway.