Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Title

Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi

Genre

News report; Interview; Vox pop; Tribute

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1991

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Duration

00:03:46

Description

Report on the assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at a political rally, and the possibility of violence in the country as elections are postponed. With comment from local journalist Bhagwan Singh; British Indians’ reactions; Foreign Secretary, Douglas Hurd; President of the Southall Indian Workers’ Association, Piara Khabra; Hazmuk(?) Shah(?), World Council of Hindus, Bradford; Dr Jagdev(?) Ray(?) from a Sikh human rights group.

Contributors

Douglas Hurd; Piara Khabra; Bhagwan Singh; Hazmuk(?) Shah(?); Jagdev(?) Ray(?)

Keywords

Elections; India; Homicide; Prime ministers; Indian Workers’ Association; Political leaders; Political violence; Congress Party; Security breaches; Rajiv Gandhi; Sonia Gandhi

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