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{{Infobox person
| name = Rajiv Tyagi
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| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1968|6|20}}
| birth_place = India
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2020|8|12|1968|6|20}}
| death_place = [[Ghaziabad]]
| education = MBA from the P. M. M.B.A. College Ghaziabad
| occupation = Politician
| party = [[Indian National Congress]]
| spouse = Sangeeta Tyagi
| children = 2
}}
'''Rajiv Tyagi''' (June 20, 1968 – August 12, 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 [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] or [[cardiac arrest]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Service|first=Tribune News|title=Congress spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi dies after heart attack|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/congress-spokesperson-rajiv-tyagi-dies-after-heart-attack-125630|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-12|title=Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi dies after cardiac arrest|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/congress-leader-rajiv-tyagi-dies-after-cardiac-arrest/story-c5vepLOlqtnKC71WjxSevL.html|access-date=2020-08-13|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-13|title=After TV debate, Congress leader Rajiv Tyagi dies of heart attack|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/congress-spokesperson-rajiv-tyagi-dead-6552058/|access-date=2020-08-13|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref>

== Education and career ==
Tyagi had a post-graduate degree in Business administration.

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]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Remembering Rajiv Tyagi, who gave it back just as good as he got from TV anchors and BJP panellists|url=https://www.nationalheraldindia.com/india/congress-spokesperson-rajeev-tyagi-passes-away|access-date=2020-08-13|website=National Herald|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Rahul Gandhi's stamp clear on Team Priyanka in UP as veteran leaders get sidelined |url=https://theprint.in/politics/rahul-gandhi-priyanka-up-congress/302860/ |website=The Print |accessdate=13 August 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=UP: Priyanka appoints Rajiv Tyagi as media in-charge |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/up-priyanka-appoints-rajiv-tyagi-as-media-incharge/1648275 |accessdate=13 August 2020 |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service]] |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)]] |date=24 October 2019 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20200813191624/https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/up-priyanka-appoints-rajiv-tyagi-as-media-incharge/1648275 |archivedate=14 August 2020}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Fatima|date=2020-08-13|title=Congress slams 'toxic' TV debates for Rajiv Tyagi's death, demands Sambit Patra's arrest|url=https://theprint.in/politics/congress-slams-toxic-tv-debates-for-rajiv-tyagis-death-demands-sambit-patras-arrest/481055/|access-date=2020-08-16|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref> He collapsed just after the debate, following which he was brought to [[Yashoda Hospitals|Yashoda Hospital, Ghaziabad]], where doctors were unable to revive him.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Congress Spokesperson Rajiv Tyagi Passes Away at 52|url=https://thewire.in/politics/congress-spokesperson-rajiv-tyagi-passes-away-at-52|access-date=2020-08-16|website=The Wire}}</ref>

According to his wife, his last words were 'They killed me,' referring to the TV debate format and [[Sambit Patra]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajiv Tyagi death: Congress targets 'poisonous' TV debates, Sambit Patra|url=https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/08/13/rajiv-tyagi-death-congress-targets-poisonous-tv-debates-sambit-patra.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=The Week|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Khan|first=Fatima|date=2020-08-13|title=Congress slams 'toxic' TV debates for Rajiv Tyagi's death, demands Sambit Patra's arrest|url=https://theprint.in/politics/congress-slams-toxic-tv-debates-for-rajiv-tyagis-death-demands-sambit-patras-arrest/481055/|access-date=2020-08-27|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Congress spokesperson Rajeev Tyagi passed away after cardiac arrest|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/videos/mirror-now/society/congress-spokesperson-rajeev-tyagi-passed-away-after-cardiac-arrest/70972|access-date=2020-08-16|website=www.timesnownews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=39 FIR lodges against BJP leader Sambit Patra after Rajiv Tyagi's death|url=https://english.newstracklive.com/news/39-fir-files-against-sambit-patra-after-death-of-rajiv-tyagi-mc25-nu764-ta294-1113078-1.html|access-date=2020-08-29|website=News Track|language=English}}</ref>

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