Indira Gandhi Quotes


You cannot shake hands with a clinched fist.


Citations

Indira Gandhi, 1917-1984, Prime Minister of India (Congress Party), Press Conference, New Delhi, October 19, 1971

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Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
  • Born: November 19, 1917
  • Died: October 31, 1984
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Profession: Statesman

Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, only female Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of India. She served as prime minister from January 1966 to March 1977 and again from January 1980 until her assassination in October 1984, making her the second longest-serving Indian prime minister after her father.