Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary
Congress leaders gathered at Shakti Sthal to mark the 42nd death anniversary of the former Prime Minister.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at her memorials in Shakti Sthal and at 1, Safdarjung Road in New Delhi on Saturday.
The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha recalled a Sanskrit mantra from the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad that his grandmother taught him as a child, describing it as a beautiful gift.
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also attended the programme at Shakti Sthal.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra shared a childhood photograph and described the former Prime Minister as resilient and courageous.
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh shared a 1947 photograph of a young Indira Gandhi greeting Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, noting that both individuals shaped the history of the subcontinent.
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar also remembered the former Prime Minister, citing her role in the country's agricultural, banking, space, and nuclear programmes.
Indira Gandhi served as India's first woman Prime Minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984.