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National Anti-Terrorism Day 2023: Date, history, and all you need to know
Updated On: 15 May, 2023 03:13 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The aim and objective to celebrate National Anti-Terrorism Day is to spread awareness among people about the importance of fighting terrorism and promoting peace and harmony
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The National Anti-Terrorism Day is observed every year on May 21, in India. This day is observed in India to commemorate the death anniversary of former Indian PM Rajiv Gandhi. In the year 1991, former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21 by a terrorist group. He was killed in Tamil Nadu in a campaign by a terrorist. Later, under V.P. Singh’s government, the Union government decided to observe May 21 as Anti-Terrorism Day.
The aim and objective to celebrate National Anti-Terrorism Day is to spread awareness among people about the importance of fighting terrorism and promoting peace and harmony.
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