"The person who offers himself to God, God looks after that person Himself. Our scriptures say that if after the service to God, there is any great service to humanity, it is the service to one's motherland. The person who dedicated himself to the nation, God looks after that person Himself. It is my belief that Rajiv should dedicate himself to the service of the nation."
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Shankaracharya Swami Shri Swaroopanandaji, the Jagadguru of Badrinath during his condolence meeting with Indira Gandhi following the death of Sanjay Gandhi in a plane crash, and advising Rajiv Gandhi to give up his job as a pilot and dedicate himself to the nation, quoted in in "Rajiv Gandhi", p. 21
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Rajiv Gandhi
Rajiv Gandhi (August 20, 1944 – May 21, 1991) was the sixth Prime Minister of India, serving from 1984 to 1989. He took office after the 1984 assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, his mother, to become the youngest Indian premier.
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