Rahul Gandhi joined St. Stephen 's College , Delhi in 1989 for his undergraduate education but moved to Harvard University after he completed the first year examinations . In 1991 , after Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by the Tamil Tigers ( LTTE ) during an election rally , he shifted to Rollins College in Florida , USA , due to security concerns and obtained his B.A. in 1994 . During his time at Rollins , he assumed the pseudonym Raul Vinci and his identity was known only to the university officials and security agencies . He further went on to obtain an M.Phil . from Trinity College , Cambridge in 1995
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Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi