Sriperumbudur
Town panchayat in Tamil Nadu, India
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Sriperumbudur, also known as Thiruperumbudur, is a town panchayat and the headquarters of Sriperumbudur taluk located in Kanchipuram district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Located 40 kilometers southwest of the capital city of Chennai on the National Highway 4, it falls under the Chennai Metropolitan Area. Since 2000, Sriperumbudur has seen rapid industrialisation. It is known for being the birthplace of Sri Ramanuja, one of the most prominent Hindu Vaishnava saints. The former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated here in 1991.
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DNA Explainer | 3,570 kms in 150 days: Everything about Congress' 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' from Kanyakumari to KashmirThe yatra will begin from the Sriperumbudur memorial near Chennai, the site of the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, and culminate in J&K.DNA - Published | |
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: Nalini Sriharan approaches Supreme Court seeking releaseOn the evening of May 21, 1991, a female suicide bomber named Dhanu murdered Rajiv Gandhi at a political rally in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu.DNA - Published | |
Rajiv Gandhi assassination case: SC orders release of convict AG PerarivalanThe Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered the release of AG Perarivalan, a convict in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case. Perarivalan has already spent more than 30 years in jail. Rajiv Gandhi was..IndiaTimes - Published |
