Sanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician, who was expected to head the Indian National Congress after succeeding his mother. On June 23, 1980, Sanjay Gandhi , the younger son of Indira Gandhi , died in a plane crash while practicing acrobatics. Ace photojournalist NK Sareen shares some rare pictures of the accident and its aftermath. By the early weeks of the Emergency, Sanjay Gandhi had become his mother’s chief political advisor. Several major government policies of that period came directly from him and his close associates. One of the most infamous was the forced sterilization programme, launched under the guise of family planning. Initially, people were lured with incentives, but those who resisted were dragged from their homes by the police. Poor villages were invaded, and brutal atrocities were committed in the ... Sanjay Gandhi was an Indian politician and a member of the Indian parliament. He was widely viewed as the heir apparent to his mother, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and was known for his controversial role in government, particularly during the Emergency.
