CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Every year 21st May is observed as Anti-Terrorism Day. The objective behind the observance of this day is to wean away the youth from terrorism and the cult of violence by highlighting the sufferings of common people and showing as to how it is prejudicial to the national interest.

Detailed explanation-2: -India observes Anti-Terrorism Day on May 21. It was on this day in 1991 that the seventh Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by LTTE terrorists while campaigning for the Congress party at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu. The day is marked to spread the message of peace and harmony.

Detailed explanation-3: -The official announcement of National Anti Terrorism Day was made after the assassination of India’s seventh Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991. He was killed in Tamil Nadu in a campaign by a terrorist. Then, under V.P. Singh’s government, the center decided to observe May 21 as Anti-Terrorism Day.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated in India every year on 21st May, which marks the death anniversary of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anti Terrorism Day is observed each year on the 21st of May to commemorate the death anniversary of former Prime Minister of India, Shri Rajiv Gandhi.