On 21 May 1991, the Sri Lankan separatist organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out a suicide bombing at Sriperumbudur as a retaliation to the involvement of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in the Sri Lankan civil war. Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in that suicide bombing, and at least 14 others were killed. The site where Gandhi was killed was converted into a memorial on 10 October 2003 by President APJ Abdul Kalam.
Rajiv Gandhi Memorial is a memorial to the former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi in Chennai, India. The memorial is located at Sriperumpudur at the site where he was assassinated on 21 May 1991. It was opened on 10 October 2003 by then President of India APJ Abdul Kalam.
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Ramanujar Temple
The temple is said to be the birthplace of Ramanuja, the exponent of Vishishtadvaita philosophy