There was an 'LTTE mole' in Rajiv Gandhi's home, says RD Pradhan in his book
"There is no doubt in my mind that a 'mole' from the LTTE had found refuge in 10 Janpath," writes RD Pradhan in his book.
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NEW DELHI: Did an LTTE mole find its way to 10 Janpath and pass on crucial information before Rajiv Gandhi's assassination? In a book, a former aide of the Gandhis points in that direction.
He also claims that even Sonia Gandhi feels the same way.
"There is yet another angle that emerged as the enquiries of the two commissions (Verma and Jain) progressed. There is no doubt in my mind that a 'mole' from the LTTE had found refuge in 10 Janpath," writes R D Pradhan in his book, " My years with Rajiv and Sonia".
"Although many suspects were arrested and some convinced, I think it is ordained that the truth shall not come out. It seems to me to be part of conspiracy hatched by several influential persons in faraway places. Someone inside 10 Janpath provided crucial information to the mole. I know for sure that Sonia Gandhi, who was away in Amethi virtually throughout the 1991 Lok Sabha election campaign, feels the same way," he further writes.
The Justice Verma Commission looked into the security lapses leading to Rajiv Gandhi's assassination while the Jain commission looked into the security lapses.
"In my view, only the Tamil Nadu administration could have had some inkling of the LTTE's evil intentions. The LTTE had lulled everyone into complacency while undertaking preparations to assassinate RG (Rajiv Gandhi). The LTTE had succeeded. But both the IB and the Tamil Nadu governor (Bhishma Narain Singh) had failed in my view," he writes in the chapter, 'Could Rajiv Gandhi's life have been saved'?
Pradhan worked as Union home secretary for one-and-a-half years with Rajiv Gandhi when the latter was Prime Minister. He was also in charge of Sonia Gandhi's office in the AICC between the years 1998-2003.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE woman suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
He also claims that even Sonia Gandhi feels the same way.
"There is yet another angle that emerged as the enquiries of the two commissions (Verma and Jain) progressed. There is no doubt in my mind that a 'mole' from the LTTE had found refuge in 10 Janpath," writes R D Pradhan in his book, " My years with Rajiv and Sonia".
"Although many suspects were arrested and some convinced, I think it is ordained that the truth shall not come out. It seems to me to be part of conspiracy hatched by several influential persons in faraway places. Someone inside 10 Janpath provided crucial information to the mole. I know for sure that Sonia Gandhi, who was away in Amethi virtually throughout the 1991 Lok Sabha election campaign, feels the same way," he further writes.
The Justice Verma Commission looked into the security lapses leading to Rajiv Gandhi's assassination while the Jain commission looked into the security lapses.
"In my view, only the Tamil Nadu administration could have had some inkling of the LTTE's evil intentions. The LTTE had lulled everyone into complacency while undertaking preparations to assassinate RG (Rajiv Gandhi). The LTTE had succeeded. But both the IB and the Tamil Nadu governor (Bhishma Narain Singh) had failed in my view," he writes in the chapter, 'Could Rajiv Gandhi's life have been saved'?
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Pradhan worked as Union home secretary for one-and-a-half years with Rajiv Gandhi when the latter was Prime Minister. He was also in charge of Sonia Gandhi's office in the AICC between the years 1998-2003.
Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE woman suicide bomber in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu on May 21, 1991.
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