| Names |
RAJESH PILOT |
| Date of Birth |
February 10, 1945 - Viadpura, Ghaziabad, Uttar
Pradesh |
| Date of
Death |
June 11, 2000 (in a car accident near Jaipur) |
|
Profession / Traits / Activities |
Indian Pilot turned politician |
| Special Achievements
/ Events |
- Full Birthname: Rajeshwar Prasad Singh Bidhuri.
- He belonged to the Indian National Congress party.
- Before joining politics, he served as a pilot in
Indian Air Force, reaching the rank of
Squadron Leader.
- Later, he adopted "Pilot" as his last
name.
- He resigned from his post of Squadron Leader to join
politics, under the influence of his pilot turned
politician friend Rajiv Gandhi, who later became
the Prime Minister of India.
- In his first election as a candidate, Pilot defeated the
former queen of Bharatpur. He sent Chandraswami to prison
when he was the Internal Security Minister.
- Later, he lost the election for the post of the Congress
president to Sitaram Kesri.
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