PM Modi pays tributes to Indira Gandhi, Rani Lakshmibai on their birth anniversary

PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday offered tributes to former prime minister late Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.

"Tributes to former PM Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on the occasion of her birth anniversary," Modi said in a post on X.

Born on November 19, 1917, Indira Gandhi served as the prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and then again from 1980 until her assassination on October 31, 1984.

PM Modi on Wednesday also offered his tributes to warrior queen Rani Lakshmibai on her birth anniversary.

Lakshmibai played a pivotal role against the British in the 1857 rebellion — India's first war of independence.

She laid down her life bravely fighting the British forces, which tried to annex her kingdom.

"A respectful tribute to Mother India's immortal warrior queen, Rani Lakshmibai, on her birth anniversary. The story of her bravery and valor in the first war of independence still fills the hearts of the countrymen with zeal and passion today," Modi said in a post on X.

"A grateful nation can never forget her sacrifice and struggle for the protection of the pride of the motherland," the prime minister said.