“Rajiv Gandhi Assassination: An Inside Job” was written by a Journalist from print media ‘Faraz Ahmad’. Faraz is a print media reporter and has vast working experience of covering crime and politics.
His writing about Rajiv Gandhi Assassination is based on the police report, judiciary verdict, and his own research as well. The book was released on August 19, 2014. The book was released by a senior journalist ‘Vinod Mehta’.
The writer even claimed during the launch of the book that, the Rajiv Gandhi assassination was a contract job, which doesn’t have any relation with the ideology or with the larger reason of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). In his writing, he revealed that Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination by the LTTE on May 21, 1991, was a myth which has been continued for so many years. The myth was created because Congress Party was feared of that that Rajiv Gandhi might not win the 1991 General Elections which was about to happen in the near future. In addition to this, the book not only narrates about the conspiracy and the plot but also, tried to explore the myth and seeks to find the reason due to which Rajiv Gandhi was killed, at that point of time when there was no chance of him in returning back to the power.
The Writer Faraz Ahmad has worked for many prestigious English daily newspapers like Indian Express, The Pioneer, The Deccan Chronicle, The Asian Age, and The Tribune of Chattisgarh. The book was written in English language and was published under ‘Vitasta Publishing Private Limited’ Publishing House. It is a very nicely narrated book and kept you bind with it. Those who have interest in this scenario, they must read it and find it quite fascinating after knowing both the aspects of Rajiv Gandhi assassination.