'I will not let your sacrifice go in vain': Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary

New Delhi: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday (October 31, 2022) paid tribute to his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary and said that he would not let her "sacrifice for the country go in vain".

In a tweet in Hindi, Rahul Gandhi said, "Grandmother, I am carrying both your love and values in my heart. I will not allow India for which you have sacrificed your life to fall apart."

The video had a number of video clips combined which showed Indira Gandhi delivering her speech and one from her funeral.

दादी, आपका प्यार और संस्कार दोनों दिल में ले कर चल रहा हूं। जिस भारत के लिए आपने अपना सर्वस्व बलिदान कर दिया, उसे बिखरने नहीं दूंगा। pic.twitter.com/wZ9NSgbFd6 — Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) October 31, 2022

He also paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi during his ongoing Bharat Jodo Yatra in Telangana. Rahul Gandhi also paid tribute to the Iron Man of India Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on his birth anniversary.

श्री @RahulGandhi ने आज सरदार पटेल जी और इंदिरा गांधी जी को पुष्प अर्पित कर दिन की शुरुआत की।#BharatJodoYatra हमारे इन्हीं पूर्वजों के नक्शेकदम पर चलकर देश को जोड़ रही है। pic.twitter.com/zehm3ZmztO — Congress (@INCIndia) October 31, 2022

Meanwhile, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, former party chief Sonia Gandhi and other senior party leaders also offered floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her Shakti Sthal memorial in Delhi.

"My tributes to the first woman Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi Ji, on her martyrdom day. Be it agriculture, economy or military power, Indira Ji's contribution in making India a strong nation is incomparable," Kharge said in a tweet in Hindi.

Kharge also offered floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at the AICC headquarters in the capital.

भारत की पहली महिला प्रधानमंत्री श्रीमती इंदिरा गांधी जी को उनके बलिदान दिवस पर मेरा नमन।

कृषि हो, अर्थव्यवस्था हो या फिर सैन्य बल, भारत को एक सशक्त राष्ट्र बनाने में इंदिरा जी का योगदान अतुलनीय है। pic.twitter.com/eXaLTmnrFV — Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) October 31, 2022

Congress President Shri @kharge, CPP Chairperson Smt. Sonia Gandhi Ji & other senior members paid floral tributes on the 38th anniversary of the martyrdom of Indira Gandhi Ji at Shakti Sthal, New Delhi. pic.twitter.com/ZMeNGt8HK7 — Congress (@INCIndia) October 31, 2022

In a post from its official Twitter handle, the Congress said that from liberation of Bangladesh to ushering in of the Green Revolution, Indira Gandhi led the nation through its highs and lows.

"We salute her unyielding resilience & unwavering vision for the nation's development," the party said.

Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister, was assassinated on this day in 1984 by two of her own security guards.