Emergency in India: When Indira Gandhi's dark move galvanized the Opposition

<p>As India&#39;s first and only female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi&nbsp;fought for her vision against &#39;vested interests&#39;, said Congress president Sonia Gandhi.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Inauguration of a photo exhibition on Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary, the Congress president said,&nbsp;&quot;Indira Ji was the iron lady of India.&quot;.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Indira ji was the iron lady of India.She fought for her vision against vested interests: Sonia Gandhi <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiraGandhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiraGandhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/JJdQM041OH">pic.twitter.com/JJdQM041OH</a></p>
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<p>&nbsp;&#39;&#39;Indira Gandhi fought for secularism, against those who wanted to divide society on religion and caste,&#39;&#39; she added.&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">She fought for secularism and against those who wanted to divide society on religion and caste lines: Sonia Gandhi <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiraGandhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiraGandhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/Ik9GW1ah2b">pic.twitter.com/Ik9GW1ah2b</a></p>
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<p>Speaking on the occasion, former president Pranab Mukherjee said that Indira can never be erased from the pages of history.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">She can never be erased from the pages of history: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Indira Gandhi&#39;s birth anniversary <a href="https://t.co/9AWyaAUXtB">pic.twitter.com/9AWyaAUXtB</a></p>
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<p>Over 200 archived images from&nbsp;Indira Gandhi&#39;s life will be available for public viewing at the&nbsp;Indira Gandhi&nbsp;Memorial Trust from November 21.&nbsp;Titled &#39;Indira: A Life of Courage&#39;, the exclusive photographic exhibition was inaugurated to commemorate the birth centenary of former the former prime minister.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Delhi: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi greets senior party leaders Sheila Dikshit and Dr. Karan Singh at inauguration of a photo exhibition on <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IndiraGandhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#IndiraGandhi</a> <a href="https://t.co/0M6YAdr7sd">pic.twitter.com/0M6YAdr7sd</a></p>
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<p>Earlier in the day, several leaders including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi,&nbsp;former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi <a href="http://www.wionews.com/india-news/100-years-of-indira-gandhi-24551" target="_blank">paid their respects to Indira Gandhi</a>.</p>


Former president Pranab Mukherjee also spoke on the birth anniversary of Indira Gandhi.He said that Indira can never be erased from the pages of history

As India's first and only female Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi fought for her vision against 'vested interests', said Congress president Sonia Gandhi. Inauguration of a photo exhibition on Indira Gandhi on the occasion of her 100th birth anniversary, the Congress president said, "Indira Ji was the iron lady of India.". Indira ji was the iron lady of India.She fought for her vision against vested interests: Sonia Gandhi #IndiraGandhi pic.twitter.com/JJdQM041OH — ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2017 × ''Indira Gandhi fought for secularism, against those who wanted to divide society on religion and caste,'' she added. She fought for secularism and against those who wanted to divide society on religion and caste lines: Sonia Gandhi #IndiraGandhi pic.twitter.com/Ik9GW1ah2b — ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2017 × Speaking on the occasion, former president Pranab Mukherjee said that Indira can never be erased from the pages of history. She can never be erased from the pages of history: Former President Pranab Mukherjee on Indira Gandhi's birth anniversary pic.twitter.com/9AWyaAUXtB — ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2017 × Over 200 archived images from Indira Gandhi's life will be available for public viewing at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Trust from November 21. Titled 'Indira: A Life of Courage', the exclusive photographic exhibition was inaugurated to commemorate the birth centenary of former the former prime minister. Delhi: Congress VP Rahul Gandhi greets senior party leaders Sheila Dikshit and Dr. Karan Singh at inauguration of a photo exhibition on #IndiraGandhi pic.twitter.com/0M6YAdr7sd — ANI (@ANI) November 19, 2017 × Earlier in the day, several leaders including Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi, former prime minister Manmohan Singh and Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid their respects to Indira Gandhi.

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Emergency in India: When Indira Gandhi's dark move galvanized the Opposition

Indira Gandhi fought for secularism: Sonia Gandhi