Rajiv Tyagi

Rajiv Tyagi (29 September 1967 – 12 August 2020) was a leader and spokesperson for Indian National Congress, known for being a prominent figure in news debates. He died on 12 August 2020 in Ghaziabad, shortly after a television appearance; his cause of death was reported variously as either a heart attack or cardiac arrest.^[1][2][3]

Rajiv Tyagi
Born	(1967-09-29)29 September 1967 India
Died	12 August 2020(2020-08-12) (aged 52) Ghaziabad
Education	MBA from the P. M. M.B.A. College Ghaziabad
Occupation	Politician
Political party	Indian National Congress
Spouse	Sangeeta Tyagi
Children	2

Education and career

Tyagi had a post-graduate degree in Business administration.^{[citation needed]}

A prominent Youth Congress Party leader, he was appointed the official spokesperson of Congress while serving as the General Secretary at Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee.^[4][5][6]

Death

Tyagi was a participant in a TV debate on Hindi news channel Aaj Tak on the issue of 2020 Bangalore riots, when he likely suffered a heart attack.^[7] He collapsed just after the debate, following which he was brought to Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad, where doctors were unable to revive him.^[8]

According to his wife, his last words were 'They killed me,' referring to the TV debate format and Sambit Patra.^{[9][10][11][12]}