PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi, Manmohan Singh Pay Tribute To Indira Gandhi On Birth Anniversary

Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Former Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari and several other party leaders also paid homage to the late Prime Minister.

Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal in the national capital.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tributes to Indira Gandhi on her 102nd birth anniversary. Gandhi was the prime minister between 1966 and 1977 and later between 1980 and 1984. She was born on this day in 1917 in Allahabad. "Tributes to our former PM Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary," Modi wrote on Twitter. While Interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh paid tribute to Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal in the national capital. Former President Pranab Mukherjee, Former Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari and several other party leaders also paid homage to the late Prime Minister. "On her birth anniversary, we pay homage to India's first female Prime Minister, the Late Smt Indira Gandhi. Her will and determination led our country to great heights. Her contributions to India's national security, economy & foreign policy will always be cherished," Congress tweeted.

On her birth anniversary we pay homage to India's first female Prime Minister, the Late Smt Indira Gandhi. Her will & determination led our country to great heights. Her contributions to India's national security, economy & foreign policy will always be cherished.#IndiasIndira pic.twitter.com/2l1IoMvyzx

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 19, 2019

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi also paid his homage to his grandmother on Twitter.

सशक्त, समर्थ नेतृत्व और अद्भुत प्रबंधन क्षमता की धनी, भारत को एक सशक्त देश के रूप में, स्थापित करने में अहम भूमिका रखने वाली लौह-महिला और मेरी प्यारी दादी स्व० श्रीमती इंदिरा गांधी जी की जयंती पर शत् शत् नमन।#IndiraGandhi pic.twitter.com/7ezAIsSQ9N

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) November 19, 2019

Born on November 19, 1917, to India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and Kamala Nehru, she served as the first and only woman prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984.

Former PM Dr. Manmohan Singh, Former President Shri Pranab Mukherjee & Former Vice President Shri Hamid Ansari pay their respects on the 102nd birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal. #IndiasIndira pic.twitter.com/ZeeoJN0tAK

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 19, 2019

She was the second longest-serving Prime Minister after Nehru and was well-known for path-breaking economic and social reforms, including the nationalisation of banks. She also abolished privy purses of the erstwhile princely states.

Congress President Smt Sonia Gandhi pays her respects on the 102 birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal. #IndiasIndira pic.twitter.com/oxq4rMPBiG

— Congress (@INCIndia) November 19, 2019

Indira Gandhi, who was hailed as one of the tallest world leaders, was assassinated by her own Sikh bodyguards at her residence on Akbar Road on October 31, 1984. This came after Operation Bluestar was executed at Amritsar's Golden Temple, wherein Gandhi ordered the Indian Army to confront Sikh separatists who had taken shelter at the holy shrine.