New Delhi, Nov 19: Prime Minster Narendra Modi on Saturday paid tributes to India’s first female Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary. He tweeted saying, “Tributes to former Prime Minster Smt. Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.” Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Vice-President Rahul Gandhi also paid tribute to Indira Gandhi in Delhi. Modi had also paid tributes to Indira Gandhi on her 32nd death anniversary on October 31. Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917 and Gandhi served as Prime Minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.
Sonia Gandhi, accompanied by daughter Priyanka Vadra and a number of top party leaders, will visit Allahabad on Monday to inaugurate a photo exhibition commemorating the birth centenary of Indira Gandhi.
Uttar Pradesh Congress spokesman Kishore Varshney saying, “Sonia and Priyanka will be in the ancestral town of Nehru-Gandhi family on November 21 to attend the inauguration of ‘Indira: A Life of Courage’, a photo exhibition providing a glimpse into the life of the late Prime Minister and her contribution towards building a modern India.”
