Rajiv Gandhi Death Anniversary: A Look Back At The Former PM's Funeral — In Pics

Rajiv Gandhi, the sixth and former Prime Minister of India, was assassinated near Chennai on May 21, 1999, by a suicide bomber during an election rally.

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated near Chennai on May 21, 1999, by a suicide bomber during an election rally.

Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a suicide bomber on May 21, 1991, at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, near Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (Image Source: Getty)

The site of the bomb explosion in Sriperumbudur, where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a bomber, Dhanu, who set off explosives hidden under her belt. (Image Source: Getty)

Former PM's supporters and well-wishers lined up outside Teen Murti Bhavan to attend his funeral wake. (Image Source: Getty)

Sonia Gandhi, wife of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi with Priyanka Gandhi meets R Venkatraman, Shankar Dayal Sharma and others at the airport after the assassination of her husband.(Image Source: Getty)

Mourners at the funeral wake for former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in Delhi. (Image Source: Getty)

Gandhi, the youngest PM of India, was killed in a suicide bomber attack during his campaign for parliamentary elections near Chennai. (Image Source: Getty)

Massive crowds of people thronged the funeral procession of Rajiv Gandhi. (Image Source: Getty)

Sonia Gandhi and her daughter Priyanka also walked among the crowd during the funeral procession. (Image Source: Getty)

Rahul Gandhi holding a torch near his father's pyre while performing the last rites at his funeral.(Image Source: Getty)

Sonia Gandhi with her daughter, Priyanka, beside the funeral pyre of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi.(Image Source: Getty)