- National Anti-Terrorism Day is celebrated every year on 21 May to commemorate the assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on May 21, 1991.
- Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber of LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) in Sriperumbudur near Chennai.
- Rajiv Gandhi took over as Prime Minister on 31 October 1984 after the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi.
- In 1987, Rajiv Gandhi sent the Indian Peace Keeping Force to Sri Lanka to establish peace.
- National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed to raise awareness about the serious consequences of terrorism and the importance of maintaining peace, unity and security.
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