Indira Gandhi, the first and the only female prime minister of India, daughter of first Prime Minister of India Pandit Jawaharlal Nehruwas born on this day in 1917 in Uttar Pradesh’s Allahabad. Political leaders from across the spectrum paid rich tributes to the ‘Iron Lady of India’ on her 102nd birth anniversary.
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Indira was assassinated by her own bodyguards at her residence in Delhi on October 31, 1984 in the aftermath of Operation Blue Star, when the Indian army stormed the Golden Temple in Amritsar to flush out armed Sikh militants. Her will and determination led our country to great heights. Her contributions to India’s national security, economy & foreign policy will always be cherished.”
