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here is a citation about the asian games - https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20070702-1982-ninth-asian-games-held-in-delhi-748344-2007-07-02 -- Dialsraves (talk) 22:13, 14 February 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Please add the category Parsi people as his father was a Parsi.2603:8081:1606:19E3:5C08:D9B3:6E7F:A047 (talk) 22:09, 2 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Not done. We need a WP:RS saying Rajiv identified as Parsi. ◢ Ganbaruby!  (Say hi!) 02:39, 3 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Alma mater

It says Rajiv Gandhi failed to pass from both the college hence the word drop out. I found a link, it says he passed with second division. Moreover alma mater doesn't have reference to claim what it's mentioned in the article.--25 CENTS VICTORIOUS ^🍁 06:15, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The reference is at the "Early life and career" section. Your link could also be right. It says he "passed the Senior Cambridge examination in the second division", it doesn't say that he completed the course. Jay ^(Talk) 14:41, 1 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Full name

@Anni in: Hi, it is regarding this change. The source [1] used in the lead sentence has an image of the subject's pilot license which clearly mentions his full name as Rajiva Ratna Gandhi. Why change it when explicitly sourced? - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 10:44, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

That pilot license image was shared by Shashi Tharoor which SS questionable similar to a picture shared by Subrahmaniam swami showing Rahul Gandhi as British citizen. None of the government document confirmed this. Even Indian government prime minister website has no mention of Ratna. https://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/former-prime-ministers/

His wife Sonia Gandhi’s nationality certificate also only has only Rajiv Gandhi. it’s easy now a days to create a picture showing all the fake information.

finally my uncle worked at Prime minister house in 8os and he confirmed that Congress party used Ratna word to justify name of Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna in his name. Anni in (talk) 16:02, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Anni in: Fair enough. In that case, I'm replacing the contentious source, with this one. - Fylindfotberserk (talk) 16:46, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Anni in (talk) 20:12, 14 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]