Sonia, Rahul Gandhi pay tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi on death anniversary

Even as PM Narendra Modi flagged off Run for Unity at Rajpath in New Delhi, hailing Sardar Patel on his birth anniversary, Rahul and Sonia Gandhi paid tribute to former PM Indira Gandhi at Shakti Sthal on her death anniversary.

Indira Gandhi was killed by her Sikh bodyguards on October 31, 1984 at the height of the Khalistan movement.

Along with Rahul Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi, former PM Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari also paid tribute to Indira Gandhi.

Modi for his part, did mention Indira Gandhi in his speech, saying the country must respect those who had laid down their lives for its sake.

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(With ANI inputs)