Indira Gandhi (left) and Queen Elizabeth II |
Gandhi who was shot was rushed to the All India Medical Hospital . Page BBC television reported he died half an hour after the surgery to remove the bullet performed .
Motive can not be ascertained . But both actors are thought to be descendants of Sikhs who intend to take revenge for the attack on the Sikh Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army in June 1984 .
After the attack , which killed a thousand men , Gandhi often received death threats . " I do not mind if I run out of life to serve this country . If I die today , every drop of my blood will strengthen India , " Gandhi said last night before his assassination .
After the shooting , increased security across India . Highway to the prime minister 's residence , hospitals , and entered Delhi closed . Immediately held an emergency cabinet meeting to choose a successor to Gandhi .
Gandhi first served as prime minister of India in 1966 . He returned to lead India in 1980 and was praised for his efforts to fight hunger in rural areas .
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