Word: arjun
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Dates: during 1984-1984
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...lethal chemical. If more water were needed, two more helicopters would come to the rescue. All around the facility, blinking lights were set up to help guide the pilots, and the army was to be kept on alert. To dramatize his confidence in the safety of the operation, Arjun Singh, chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, vowed to remain inside the plant for the duration of the process, and to post his senior advisers just outside...
Rajiv Gandhi, who succeeded his mother Indira as Prime Minister after her assassination in October, broke off his campaigning for the Dec. 24 national elections to visit Bhopal. Expressing his shock and sorrow, Gandhi announced a $4 million relief fund. In addition, Arjun Singh, chief minister of Madhya Pradesh state, of which Bhopal is the capital, promised compensation of about $500 for every family that had suffered a death and $100 for every family that had a member hospitalized. President Reagan sent Gandhi a note expressing the grief shared by him and the American people...