He took office after the assassination of his mother at the age of 40 years, to become the youngest Indian prime minister.
Rajiv Gandhi (1984-1989): Rajiv Gandhi, the seventh Prime Minister of India, was born on 20 August 1944 and served in the PM office from 1984 to 1989.
He was the son of Indira Gandhi and grandson of Jawahar Lal Nehru.
He took office after the assassination of his mother at the age of 40 years, to become the youngest Indian prime minister. He assumed the office on 31 October 1984 after his mother was assassinated. He is credited with introducing modern information technology infrastructure in India along with computers.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated during his last public on 21 May 1991, at Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu while campaigning for the Sriperumbudur Lok Sabha Congress candidate by a woman suicide bomber belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
He was accorded a state funeral on 24 May 1991 which was telecast live across the world and was attended by dignitaries from over 60 countries.
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