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Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is a
memorialA memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks....
to the late Indian prime minister
Rajiv GandhiRajiv Ratna Gandhi was the sixth Prime Minister of India . He took office after his mother's assassination on 31 October 1984; he himself was assassinated on 21 May 1991. He became the youngest Prime Minister of India when he took office at the age of 40.Rajiv Gandhi was the elder son of Indira...
at the site where he was
assassinatedThe assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May, 1991. At least 14 others were also killed. It was carried out by Thenmozhi Rajaratnam, also known as Dhanu. The attack was blamed on the...
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SriperumbudurSriperumbudur is an industrial city in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in proximity to Chennai. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister...
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How to reach Rajiv Gandhi Memorial
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is just five minutes on foot from
SriperumbudurSriperumbudur is an industrial city in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in proximity to Chennai. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister...
bus stand. Get down at
SriperumbudurSriperumbudur is an industrial city in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in proximity to Chennai. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister...
bus stand walk towards bypass road one minute after walking towards bypass you will find Indian National Flag flying on a very large pole(It is in the momorial, shown in the above photographs). Just follow that.
If you are coming form chennai then MTC buses are running from CMBT, Tambaram, Thiruvanmiyur(Bus number is S549 from Thiruvanmiyur) and from many other parts of city. If it is from CMBT you can get in to Kanchipuram bus and get down at
SriperumbudurSriperumbudur is an industrial city in Kanchipuram district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located in proximity to Chennai. It is famous for being the birth place of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints as well as the town where former Indian Prime Minister...
bus stand.