Sanjay Gandhi 33rd death anniversary today ,Facts about Sanjay Ghandhi,Uncover Some facts about Sanjay Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Some interesting Facts About Congress Leader Sanjay Gandhi.
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Sanjay Gandhi 33rd death anniversary today ,Facts about Sanjay Ghandhi,Uncover Some facts about Sanjay Gandhi, Sanjay Gandhi, Some interesting Facts About Congress Leader Sanjay Gandhi.
- Sanjay never attended college. Instead, he took up an apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce in Crewe, England.
- He was very interested in sports cars, and also obtained a pilot's license.
- Even while he was keen on building a career as an airline pilot apart from being a politician, Sanjay remained extremely attached to his mother, Indira Gandhi. In pic: Sanjay with his mother just before death in a plane crash in Delhi.
- Maruti Udyog, today India's premier automobile manufacturing corporation, was founded by Sanjay Gandhi, but the company did not produce any vehicles during his lifetime. In pic: A young Sanjay with his dad Feroze Gandhi.
- Sanjay Gandhi escaped an assassination attempt in March 1977 when unknown assailants fired at his car during an election campaign near New Delhi. In pic: A picture of Sanjay taken during a meeting in Avril in 1976 in front of the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi and of his mother Indira Gandhi.
- Even if we leave Emergency apart, Sanjay remained a controversial person. Former PM I.K. Gujral once resigned from the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, apparently because he did not like receiving orders from Sanjay, who was an unelected person.
- It is also alleged that legendary singer Kishore Kumar’s songs were banned on All India Radio by Sanjay after the singer refused to attend a function of the Indian Youth Congress. In pic: Sanjay poses with his family members.
- Sanjay Gandhi married Maneka Anand (now Gandhi) when the latter was just 18 years old, in 1974. In pic: Indira Gandhi with her two sons Rajiv (L) and Sanjay in New Delhi on March 21, 1977.
- Sanjay was appointed the Secretary General of the Congress in May 1980. Just a month later, he died in an air crash. In pic: Rajiv Gandhi and Indira Gandhi after Sanjay died in a plane crash.