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While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
The article is silent on 2 other achievements of Rajiv Gandhi. Let the future generations not forget that – the first PM who thought of quality primary education at village level and started Navodya Schools. Also he was the one who started Ganga cleaning mission.
IT and Telecom revolution he brought in is a burning example how a government vision can touch lives of many ordinary citizen like me.
1984: Sikh Genocide
1984: Bhopal Gas Tragedy, helped Anderson to flee
1985: Denied Shah Bano rights rejecting SC verdict to appease Muslims
1987: Bofors Scam
1989: LTTE Blunder
1990: Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits
What an article. A perfect example in sycophancy and yellow journalism. You people should be asamed of yourself. Rajiv Gandhi was the most coward and ineffective prime minister our country has ever seen. What more do you expect feom an airline pilot who was made the PM following the death of hos mother, true to the nepotistic traditions of the grand old party.
The article is silent on 2 other achievements of Rajiv Gandhi. Let the future generations not forget that – the first PM who thought of quality primary education at village level and started Navodya Schools. Also he was the one who started Ganga cleaning mission.
IT and Telecom revolution he brought in is a burning example how a government vision can touch lives of many ordinary citizen like me.
Rajiv Gandhi as PM:
1984: Sikh Genocide
1984: Bhopal Gas Tragedy, helped Anderson to flee
1985: Denied Shah Bano rights rejecting SC verdict to appease Muslims
1987: Bofors Scam
1989: LTTE Blunder
1990: Exodus of Kashmiri Pandits
Is this why he got Bharat Ratna?
#RajivGandhi75
We should be eternally grateful to God that it was Rajiv, not Sanjay, who succeeded his mother.
What an article. A perfect example in sycophancy and yellow journalism. You people should be asamed of yourself. Rajiv Gandhi was the most coward and ineffective prime minister our country has ever seen. What more do you expect feom an airline pilot who was made the PM following the death of hos mother, true to the nepotistic traditions of the grand old party.
Exactly
My always favourite PM . He was real a gentle man