National Anti Terrorism Day 2025

• National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed every year on 21 May to commemorate the assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on 21 May 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 after the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi on 31 October 1984.
• 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.