Rahul Gandhi leads tributes to Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi snapped at a meeting of Subjects Committee of the Congress in Jaipur on February 11, 1966.

Tributes poured in for Indira Gandhi on her 33rd death anniversary on Tuesday, October 31. Ms. Gandhi was shot dead by her two bodyguards this day in 1984.

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi tweeted a picture of the former PM, quoting her own words: "Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave".

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave: Indira Gandhi pic.twitter.com/kjlDwVslpW

— Office of RG (@OfficeOfRG) October 31, 2017

My grandfather once told me that there were two kinds of people: those who do the work and those who take the credit.#IndiraGandhipic.twitter.com/M1IvipnVMg

— Youth Congress (@IYC) October 31, 2017

Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, " Tributes to former PM Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her death anniversary."

Several Congress leaders tweeted pictures of Ms. Gandhi, paying homage to her.

My tribute & salute to my favourite Hero on her Martyrdom Day. #IndiraGandhi@INCIndia@INCGujarat@OfficeOfRG@ashokgehlot51@jitupatwaripic.twitter.com/dzVoFNFe0h

— Shaktisinh Gohil (@shaktisinhgohil) October 30, 2017

My tribute to Iron Lady #IndiraGandhi ji, the most powerful, respected and charismatic Prime Minister ever, on her 33rd death anniversary pic.twitter.com/WBx7HR7TUQ

— Kuldeep Bishnoi (@bishnoikuldeep) October 31, 2017

Today is the Martyrdom Anniversary of the strongest lady India has ever seen, paying tribute to the Iron lady of India, Smt #IndiraGandhipic.twitter.com/7EaCUOZsFl

— Oommen Chandy (@Oommen_Chandy) October 31, 2017

Smt #IndiraGandhi ji would always live in our hearts and inspire us to do our utmost for the Nation...#UnforgettableMemoriespic.twitter.com/aXjdrx8qDk

— Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) October 31, 2017

One twitter user dug out a picture of Ms. Gandhi with actors Vyjayanthimala and Nargis.

There was definitely a likable, warm side to #IndiraGandhi, seen here with #Nargis and #Vyjayanthimala. pic.twitter.com/tFc4avroTW

— Aseem Chhabra (@chhabs) October 30, 2017

Ms. Gandhi's assassination came months after she ordered the storming of the Amritsar Golden Temple to counter the Punjab insurgency. The nature of her death, according to Sagarika Ghose who recently authored Ms. Gandhi's biography , made her a legend. “There is a lasting mystique and when you just mention her name there seems to be a frisson in the air, a nostalgia that cuts across generations even,” Ms. Ghose said in an interview to The Hindu .

In a second biography that was released this year , former Environmental Minister Jairam Ramesh spoke about Ms. Gandhi's legacy as an environmentalist. It was clear to me when I became Environment Minister that the entire legacy of environmental governance in India today is owed to her,” said Mr. Ramesh .