Rajiv Gandhi4 June 1987
Rajiv Gandhi's government orders Operation Poomalai, an Indian Air Force airdrop over Jaffna during the Sri Lankan civil conflict.
India · Warfare / Civil War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Rajiv Gandhi's government orders Operation Poomalai, an Indian Air Force airdrop over Jaffna during the Sri Lankan civil conflict.
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