A photograph of Indira Gandhi, shared by her grandson Rahul Gandhi.
Congressional Leader Rahul Gandhi remembered Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary as a capable prime minister and beloved grandmother. Sharing a black and white photograph of Indira Gandhi, India’s first female prime minister, on her 103rd birthday, Rahul Gandhi wrote in Hindi: “A tribute on the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi ji, a prime minister capable and strong.
“The entire nation still salutes her impressive leadership, but I always remember her as my beloved grandmother. Her teachings constantly inspire me,” he added.
Rahul Gandhi posted a black and white photo of his grandmother while sharing the tribute on Twitter, and another throwback photo on Instagram.
एक कार्यकुशल प्रधानमंत्री और शक्ति स्वरूप श्रीमती इंदिरा गांधी जी की जयंती पर श्रद्धांजलि।
पूरा देश उनके प्रभावशाली नेतृत्व की आज भी मिसाल देता है लेकिन मैं उन्हें हमेशा अपनी प्यारी दादी के रूप में याद करता हूँ। उनकी सिखायी हुई बातें मुझे निरंतर प्रेरित करती हैं। pic.twitter.com/9RHDnAClOJ
– Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2020
Rahul Gandhi also paid floral tributes to the former prime minister at Shakti Sthal, his monument.
Shri @RahulGandhi Offering floral tributes to former Prime Minister Smt Indira Gandhi on her 103rd birth anniversary at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi.#IndiasIndirapic.twitter.com/WZho95roXm
– All India Mahila Congress (@MahilaCongress) November 19, 2020
The official Instagram account of the Indian National Congress shared another rare image of Indira Gandhi on her 103rd birthday. The image shows her with her daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi. “A connection that crossed borders. A bond that strengthened unity. A love that shaped the future of this country. Such was the connection of Smt #IndiraGandhi with the president of Congress Smt #SoniaGandhi,” Congress wrote when publishing the photograph in black and white. .
Born on this day in 1917 in Allahabad, now known as Prayagraj, Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the country’s first prime minister. She was Prime Minister between 1966 and 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her own bodyguards at her official residence on October 31, 1984, months after she ordered Operation Bluestar, in which the army entered the Golden Temple of Amritsar, one of the most sacred Sikh shrines, to eliminate to the separatists who were hiding inside.
Rahul Gandhi is the son of Rajiv Gandhi, India’s youngest prime minister, who took office in Congress in 1984 after the assassination of his mother Indira Gandhi.
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