Overview
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi posted a tribute on X to honor former prime minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.
- Senior Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi, Mallikarjun Kharge and K. C. Venugopal offered floral tributes at Shakti Sthal in New Delhi.
- The Congress, in its X post, praised Gandhi’s fearless leadership and highlighted achievements from the Green Revolution to Bangladesh’s liberation.
- Her birth anniversary is observed as National Integration Day, instituted by the Congress in 1985 to recognize her role in strengthening unity.
- Coverage recapped her tenure as prime minister from 1966–1977 and 1980–1984, her leadership in the 1971 war and honors including the 1972 Bharat Ratna.