ɪɾ ɪz ɐlˈɛdʒd ðæt ɹˈɑːdʒiːv ɡˈɑːndi sᵻkjˈʊɹd hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs θɹuː ɐ pɹˌɛzɪdˈɛnʃəl pˈɑːɹdən fɹʌm ɹˈɑːnəld ɹˈeɪɡən fɹʌm ɐ jˌuːˈɛs pɹˈɪzən ɪnðɪ ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌvðə boʊpˈɑːl dɪzˈæstɚɹ æz ɐ kwˈɪd pɹˈoʊ kwˈoʊ fɔːɹ ɹᵻlˈiːsɪŋ wˈɔːɹən ˈændɚsən fɹʌm ˈɪndiən kˈʌstədi æt ðə tˈaɪm.
It is alleged that Rajiv Gandhi secured his release through a Presidential pardon from Ronald Reagan from a US prison in the aftermath of the Bhopal Disaster as a quid pro quo for releasing Warren Anderson from Indian custody at the time.