Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal on her birth anniversary today
Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi and Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge. (Pic/X @kharge)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary on Tuesday.
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PM Modi said in a post of X, "Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary."
Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) November 19, 2024
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal on her birth anniversary today, ANI reported.
सशक्त एवं प्रगतिशील भारत के निर्माण में अपनी दक्षता, दृढ़ इच्छाशक्ति, कुशल नेतृत्व, अद्वितीय कार्यशैली एवं दूरदर्शिता से भारत निर्माण में अग्रणी योगदान देने वाली भारत की प्रथम महिला प्रधानमंत्री व हमारी आदर्श, इंदिरा गांधी जी को भावभीनी श्रद्धांजलि।
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) November 19, 2024
📍शक्ति स्थल, दिल्ली pic.twitter.com/nVkEjXZlmF
Kharge took to X and said, "Crores of Indians shall continue to draw inspiration from the life of 'Iron Lady of India', Indira Gandhi for she was the epitome of lifelong struggle, courage and dynamic leadership, who selflessly contributed to nation building. She sacrificed her life to preserve the unity and integrity of India. Our humble homage on her birth anniversary."
“We have believed - and we do believe now - that freedom is indivisible, that peace is indivisible, that economic prosperity is indivisible.”
— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) November 19, 2024
~ Indira Gandhi
Crores of Indians shall continue to draw inspiration from the life of ‘Iron Lady of India’, Smt. Indira Gandhi for she… pic.twitter.com/VBcfTPcEwW
Congress party's official X handle termed Indira Gandhi as an embodiment of strength and resilience, ANI reported.
"Her transformative leadership propelled India to new heights, breaking barriers and shaping India's future. We pay our heartfelt tribute to Indira ji, whose patriotism and devotion to the nation inspire millions," the party said on X.
Indira Gandhi was an embodiment of strength and resilience. Her transformative leadership propelled India to new heights, breaking barriers and shaping India's future.
— Congress (@INCIndia) November 19, 2024
We pay our heartfelt tribute to Indira ji, whose patriotism and devotion to the nation inspire millions. pic.twitter.com/QbtKJIQGKb
Indira Gandhi, born on November 19, 1917 to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru, she served as the first and the only woman prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and then again from January 1980 until her assassination on October 1984.
She was also the second longest-serving Prime Minister after her father Nehru and was famous for implementing revolutionary social and economic reforms, such as nationalizing banks. She also abolished the privy purses of the erstwhile princely states.
On October 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, who was regarded as one of the tallest world leaders, was killed at her residence on Akbar Road by her own Sikh bodyguards. Her assassination came following the execution of Operation Blue Star at the Golden Temple in Amritsar, where Gandhi gave the Indian Army orders to fight Sikh separatists who had taken refuge there.