Controversies

While commenting on the antiSikh riots, that followed the assassination of India Gandhi in Delhi, Rajiv Gandhi said, When a giant tree falls, the earth below shakes. The statement was widely criticized both within and outside the Congress Party. Many viewed the statement as provocative and demanded an apology from him. Beside, Rajiv Gandhis name had also surfaced in the major controversies like Bofors and the formation of Indian Peace Keeping Force.