NEW DELHI: Top Congress leaders came together on Sunday to have a good time the beginning centenary of former PM Indira Gandhi with a photo exhibition in the Capital the place they hailed her achievements and the values she espoused as chief.
An afternoon sooner than the assembly of the Congress Working Committee which will set the ball rolling for his elevation as birthday celebration leader, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "I remember you Dadi (grandmother) with so much love and happiness. You are my mentor and guide. You give me strength."
Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Indira "fought for secularism, against all those forces seeking to divide the Indian people on lines of religion and caste".
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said in her demise, Indira left a message that "a commitment to the people can never be killed by any power, however strong it may be".
Sonia said she came to know the past due chief, her sweetheart's mother, intimately as the head of the circle of relatives and "came to understand how passionately she felt for her country, cared for the poor and the oppressed".
A photo exhibition titled 'A Life of Courage' used to be inaugurated at her memorial the place former PM Manmohan Singh used to be present besides other birthday celebration leaders. Singh has been named the recipient of 'Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development' for 2017.
Taking a swipe at Centre, senior Congress chief P Chidambaram said it used to be a "shame" the country and the federal government were not celebrating her 100th beginning anniversary. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan led a group of parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to the past due chief in Central Hall of Parliament.
An afternoon sooner than the assembly of the Congress Working Committee which will set the ball rolling for his elevation as birthday celebration leader, Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "I remember you Dadi (grandmother) with so much love and happiness. You are my mentor and guide. You give me strength."
I take into accout you Dadi with so much love and happiness. You are my mentor and guide. You give me power. #Indira100
— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) 1511065320000 Congress president Sonia Gandhi said Indira "fought for secularism, against all those forces seeking to divide the Indian people on lines of religion and caste".
Former President Pranab Mukherjee said in her demise, Indira left a message that "a commitment to the people can never be killed by any power, however strong it may be".
Sonia said she came to know the past due chief, her sweetheart's mother, intimately as the head of the circle of relatives and "came to understand how passionately she felt for her country, cared for the poor and the oppressed".
A photo exhibition titled 'A Life of Courage' used to be inaugurated at her memorial the place former PM Manmohan Singh used to be present besides other birthday celebration leaders. Singh has been named the recipient of 'Indira Gandhi prize for peace, disarmament and development' for 2017.
Taking a swipe at Centre, senior Congress chief P Chidambaram said it used to be a "shame" the country and the federal government were not celebrating her 100th beginning anniversary. Speaker Sumitra Mahajan led a group of parliamentarians in paying floral tributes to the past due chief in Central Hall of Parliament.
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