Overview
- Rahul Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge offered floral tributes at Shakti Sthal in New Delhi, with leaders also visiting the Safdarjung Road memorial.
- Rahul Gandhi called her “India’s Indira,” saying her courage, compassion and patriotism continue to guide him, in a post on X accompanying the ceremonies.
- Mallikarjun Kharge quoted her pledge that “every drop of my blood… will keep one India alive,” framing her legacy around national unity and progress.
- Jairam Ramesh shared archival photos and recounted her rain-soaked 1977 journey to Belchhi by car, jeep, tractor and elephant, noting a subsequent meeting with Jayaprakash Narayan and calling the outreach a turning point.
- Congress units held remembrance events nationwide, including in Mysuru, as commentary revisited landmark achievements such as the 1971 war, the Green Revolution and the Pokhran test alongside the contested record of the Emergency and Operation Blue Star.