Thenmozhi Rajaratnam

Who was Thenmozhi Rajaratnam?

Thenmozhi "Gayatri" Rajaratnam Aka Dhanu was the assassin who killed Rajiv Gandhi, herself, and 14 others in a suicide bombing on May 21, 1991, in the Indian town of Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, near Chennai. Thought to have been a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Rajaratnam was also known as Gayatri and Dhanu. Her birth year has not been conclusively established.

There are many accusations attributed to the IPKF period where an estimated 16,000 lives were lost, including 2,500 Indian soldiers. It is believed that Dhanu and Sivarasan - the key conspirator of the splinter group were among the militants trained by RAW.