List of assassination attempts on prime ministers of India explained

There have been numerous assassination attempts on prime ministers of India. The prime minister is the executive head of the Union Government of India, and is usually the most powerful person in the country.

Two prime ministers, namely Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi (former prime minister) have been assassinated.

Assassinated prime ministers

!Name!Date!Place!Type!Assassin(s)
Indira Gandhi31 October 1984New Delhi, IndiaShootingMain convicts:

Co-conspirator:

Rajiv Gandhi (former prime minister)21 May 1991Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, IndiaSuicide bombingMain convict:
  • Kalaivani Rajaratnam alias Dhanu alias Anbu

Co-conspirators:

  • A. G. Perarivalan alias Arivu
  • Jayakumar
  • Ravichandran
  • Robert Pious
  • S. Nalini Sriharan
  • T. Suthendraraja alias Santhan
  • V. Sriharan alias Murugan

Assassination attempts and plots

Jawaharlal Nehru

Rajiv Gandhi

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mathai, M. O.. Reminiscences of the Nehru Age. 1978. M. O. Mathai.
  2. Web site: Dutta . Prabhash K . Nehru might be assassinated, a fear that kept Sardar Patel awake: 4 foiled plots . India Today . 25 May 2020 . 2019-11-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191114124447/https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/nehru-might-be-assassinated-a-fear-that-kept-sardar-patel-awake-4-foiled-plots-1618869-2019-11-14 . live .
  3. Web site: The many plots to kill Jawaharlal Nehru from 1948 to 1955. Kothari. Urvish. 2018-12-28. ThePrint. en-US. 2020-02-07. 2021-12-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20211217153037/https://theprint.in/opinion/the-many-plots-to-kill-jawaharlal-nehru-from-1948-to-1955/170035/. live.
  4. News: Policeman foils attempt to bomb Nehru's train. 5 May 1953. The New York Times.
  5. News: Assassination Attempt on Nehru Made in Car . 22 March 1955 . 14 August 2021 . . 5 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205064151/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2202&dat=19550312&id=xTAmAAAAIBAJ&pg=1451,3268287 . live .
  6. Book: Covertaction Quarterly . Covert Action Publications . 1992 . 9 . 2023-07-08 . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708093929/https://books.google.com/books?id=eytFAQAAIAAJ . live .
  7. Book: . Rogue State: A Guide to the Worlds Only Superpower . . 2006 . 50 . 9781842778272 . 2023-07-08 . 2023-07-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230708093929/https://books.google.com/books?id=oBM8UiDYz1MC . live .
  8. News: Police Say Nehru's Assassination Plot is Thwarted . 4 June 1956 . 14 August 2021 . . 5 February 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210205064322/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BDdEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3947,2134723&dq=nehru+assassination . live .
  9. News: 30 September 1961. Bomb Explodes on Nehru's Route. Toledo Blade. 14 August 2021. 28 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211128100718/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19610930&id=v2cUAAAAIBAJ&pg=3440,1262437. live.
  10. Web site: Jain Commission - Threats to Rajiv Gandhi - Chapter 1 Sections 1&2 . 2023-06-01 . tamilnation.org . 2024-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240119104541/https://tamilnation.org/intframe/india/jaincommission/threats_to_rajiv/ch1sec1.html . live .
  11. News: Weintraub. Richard M.. Gandhi Unhurt in Apparent Assassination Attempt. 1986-10-03. The Washington Post. 2020-02-07. 2022-01-17. https://web.archive.org/web/20220117105611/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1986/10/03/gandhi-unhurt-in-apparent-assassination-attempt/06d6ce1a-321d-40e1-927f-779ee66ca6e6/. live.
  12. News: 2013-08-30. No regrets for attack on Rajiv, says Lankan guard. The New Indian Express. https://web.archive.org/web/20160829151404/http://www.newindianexpress.com/world/No-regrets-for-attack-on-Rajiv-says-Lankan-guard/2013/07/30/article1708707.ece. 2016-08-29. 2016-08-29.