Sonia Gandhi, other Congress leaders remember Indira Gandhi

“On her death anniversary, we remember India’s only female PM, Indira Gandhi. From liberation of Bangladesh to ushering in of Green Revolution, she led the nation through its highs & lows. We salute her unyielding resilience & unwavering vision for the nation's development,” the Congress tweeted on its official handle.

Sonia Gandhi, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge and other leaders on Monday paid tributes to Indira Gandhi at the Shakti Sthal memorial in Delhi. Every year, October 31 is observed as the death anniversary of India's only female Prime Minister. This year is the 38th death anniversary of the Iron Lady of India.

Gandhi was shot dead on the lawns of her residence in New Delhi by two of her bodyguards. (HT Archives)

“On her death anniversary, we remember India’s only female PM, Indira Gandhi. From liberation of Bangladesh to ushering in of Green Revolution, she led the nation through its highs & lows. We salute her unyielding resilience & unwavering vision for the nation's development,” the Congress tweeted on its official handle.

Veteran party leader and Rajya Sabha MP KC Venugopal tweeted: "If I die today, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation, the immortal words of Indira Gandhi reverberate in our minds as we mark her 38th death anniversary. The Bharat Jodo Yatra draws energy from her life mission to preserve the unity of India. Tributes to India’s Iron Lady."

Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917, and was the only child of Independent India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. She became the country's third Prime Minister and was in charge of the top post from January 1966 to March 1977 and then again from January 1980 until she was assassinated in 1984.

Gandhi was shot dead on the lawns of her residence in New Delhi by two of her bodyguards. Both the assailants were shot at by the other security guards in the Prime Minister’s house.