Congress Leaders Pay Tribute to Indira Gandhi on Death Anniversary

Indomitable courage, visionary leadership: Congress hails Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

The Congress paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary on October 31, 2026, recalling her as a symbol of courage, resolve and leadership.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her memorial, Shakti Sthal.

The party also remembered her contributions to what it described as the building of a strong and progressive India.

Tributes at Shakti Sthal and Safdarjung Road

Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, along with several Congress leaders, paid homage to her at the Indira Gandhi Memorial at 1 Safdarjung Road, the former Prime Minister’s residence.

Kharge described Indira Gandhi as a “symbol of indomitable courage, unwavering resolve and visionary leadership”.

He said her immense contributions to building a strong and progressive India remained an enduring legacy.

In a post on X in Hindi, Kharge said her “supreme sacrifice for the unity and integrity of our nation will forever be etched in our collective memory”.

In another post, he shared a quote from Indira Gandhi and called her an “eternal source of inspiration”.

Kharge said her dedication to safeguarding the unity, integrity and honour of the nation, along with her contribution to the making of modern India, would remain alive in the national consciousness.

“Her courage is our inspiration, her sacrifice our indelible memory,” he added.

Rahul Gandhi shares a personal remembrance

Rahul Gandhi shared a Sanskrit shloka that Indira Gandhi had taught him as a tribute to his grandmother.

“Sitting on your lap. Holding both your hands. Listening to your voice say these words. Repeating them after you,” he wrote.

He then shared the shloka: “Asato maa sadgamaya, tamaso maa jyotirgamaya, mrityor maa amritam gamaya”.

The accompanying translation was: “Lead me from untruth to truth, from darkness to light, from death to immortality”.

Rahul Gandhi ended the post with “OM Shanti, Shanti, Shanti” and described the shloka as a beautiful gift from his grandmother.

“What a beautiful gift you gave me Dadi. What a gift. I never imagined,” he wrote.

Congress recalls Indira Gandhi’s sacrifice

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra also paid tribute to her grandmother and former Prime Minister.

“What a beautiful woman she was! Free as the sky, deep as the ocean, resilient as the earth and brighter than fire,” Vadra said.

The Congress’s official handle described Indira Gandhi as India’s first woman Prime Minister and a symbol of “indomitable courage and willpower”.

Indira Gandhi was assassinated by her bodyguards in New Delhi on October 31, 1984.

She was born on November 19, 1917.

Source: The Hindu