Indian National Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday (31) shared an emotional post on Twitter for his grandmother Indira Gandhi, a former and only woman prime minister India has had till today, on the occasion of her 38th death anniversary.
Indira, daughter of India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, was killed by her Sikh bodyguards at her residence in New Delhi on October 31, 1984. She was succeeded by Rahul's father Rajiv Gandhi as the prime minister.
Sharing tributes to his late grandmother, Rahul also posted a video along with the tweet which showed him, who was 14 then, crying at his late grandmother's funeral as quotes of her speeches over the years play. The video concludes with visuals of Rahul's ongoing 'Bharat Jodo Yatra' (Unite India March) as the former prime minister's voice calls for a united India.
"Grandmother, I am carrying both your love and values in my heart. I will not allow the India for which you have sacrificed your life to fall apart," the tweet read.
The 52-year-old Rahul, who is currently in the southern state of Telangana, also paid floral tributes to Indira.
Mallikarjun Kharge, the grand old-party's newly elected president; his immediate predecessor Sonia Gandhi; and other senior party leaders also offered floral tributes to the late prime minister at her memorial in New Delhi -- Shakti Sthal.
This photograph taken on April 28, 2026 shows a boy getting "thali", a sacred thread tied to his neck symbolising marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom.Getty Images
This photograph taken on April 29, 2026 shows a member of the transgender community mourning as a priest cuts the "thali", a sacred thread symbolising end of her marriage to Hindu warrior god Aravan during the annual Koovagam transgender festival at the Koothandavar temple in Tamil Nadu's Kallakurichi district. For a few fleeting days each year, at the heart of the Koothandavar Temple where ostracised transgender community members from across India come to honour the Hindu deity Aravan, a tradition rooted in millennia-old Hindu texts -- and to enjoy a brief oasis of freedom. Getty Images
