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Ninety days provides a blow-by-blow account of how the CBI investigation of one of the most controversial crimes. A young woman bowed before Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally and then there was an explosion. Anirudhya Mitra unravels the complex plot hatched by the LTTE to ensure that Rajiv Gandhi did not return to power in the 1991 general elections.

With a Crisp descriptive narrative and gripping writing style, I loved the way he describes the whole investigation and unveils the mystery. Right from the start Anirudhya captures the readers attention. The story gets crucial and we discover many unknown facts. From gathering news to writing perfect copies, Anirudhya shares about investigating this controversial case and how situations were when the news came.

It tells about the efforts journalists made to discover the truth, tells us about conspiracy and the involvement of many parties to solve the mystery of the assassination.

It’s truly a page-turner with the way investigation shapes up. Mindblowing! It will take a little time to process with the events happening as it’s a bit heavy read with too much information. There are many names here to remember and the situations to understand.

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With this book, you will know the important role journalists play when it comes to such stories and the way they work hard to bring out the truth. Here Anirudhya shares his journey, the way he worked on the case, finding leads, gathering information, about the hustle during that time and the information he should trust. There are several unanswered questions that the book explores.

A nonfiction I loved reading! If you enjoy reading crime books, this is the one you must not skip. It’s just like a rollercoaster ride discovering the truth.

Anirudhya with this book shares his experience about working on this case. From finding the source to linking it well, how the team cracked the plot and chased the mastermind, he brilliantly narrates it all.

Summary

At 10.20 p.m. on 21 May 1991, a young woman bowed before Rajiv Gandhi at an election rally in Sriperumbudur, 42 km north of Chennai. And then there was an explosion.

This book is the definitive account of one of the most controversial crimes in contemporary India. It unravels the complex plot hatched by the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam) to ensure that Rajiv Gandhi did not return to power in the 1991 general elections.

Ninety Days provides a blow-by-blow account of how the Special Investigation Team of the CBI cracked the assassination plot, identified the assassins and chased the mastermind, Sivarasan, to his final hideout. The deaths from cyanide consumption of the members of the hit squad left several unanswered questions in their wake, which this book explores.

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