Rajiv Gandhi’s first speech as PM
- Title
- Rajiv Gandhi’s first speech as PM
- Genre
- News report; Interview
- TX Date
- 19 Nov 1984
- Year of production
- 1984
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- Duration
- 00:02:38
- Description
- Report on Rajiv Gandhi’s first public speech in New Delhi as the Prime Minister of India, as part of the election campaign, following the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi, crowd heard chanting. Includes interview with the leader of the BNP opposition Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Male reporter not identified.
- Contributors
- Atal Bihari Vajpayee
- Keywords
- India; Social conflicts; Homicide; Prime ministers; General elections; Indira Gandhi; Election campaigns; Religious conflicts; Hindus; Sikhs; Rajiv Gandhi
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