Congress in huddle as Rahul Gandhi receives death threat

According to reports, Puducherry Congress received a letter threatening the life of Rahul Gandhi on Monday

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ANI New Delhi
Last Updated : May 09 2016 | 2:05 PM IST

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Monday received a death threat following which senior party leaders will meet Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh at 3 p.m.

According to reports, Puducherry Congress received a letter threatening the life of Rahul Gandhi today.

The Congress leaders will take up the matter with Rajnath, asking him to step up the security for s Rahul.

The Congress vice-president's grandmother, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, was killed by her two Sikh bodyguards in 1984. 

In 1991, his father was assassinated by a suicide bomber belonging to the LTTE terror group that had been agitating for a separate Eelam in Sri Lanka. 

(Details awaited)

 

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First Published: May 09 2016 | 1:41 PM IST

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