She was like my mother, Sonia salutes Indira Gandhi

TIL Desk/National/Allahabad/ Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday recalled the sacrifices made by her mother-in-law and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi for national unity because of which she continued to live in the hearts of people.

Accompanied by children Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Vadra, the Congress chief, while inaugurating a photo exhibition on the life of Indira Gandhi at the Nehru-Gandhi family’s ancestral home in Allahabad, remembered the former PM’s courage and compassion and exhorted everyone to draw inspiration from her life that was full of challenges.

“The most important takeaway from this exhibition is the inspiration Indiraji’s brave and courageous life gives us…… Courage was her unique quality with which she fought all adversities. We still remember her sacrifices for the sake of national unity. She lives in the hearts of people. We can draw lessons from her glorious life,” Sonia Gandhi said at Swaraj Bhavan, where Indira Gandhi was born on November 19, 1917.

On the occasion of the photo show titled, “Indira – A Life of Courage”, Sonia Gandhi spoke of the former Prime Minister’s dedication to the cause of national unity and her struggles against separatist forces.