“Khoon ka badla khoon, khoon ka badla khoon. Indira Gandhi amar rahe!”
“Jab tak sooraj chand rahega, Indira tera naam rahega, Indira Gandhi amar rahe!”
“Bharat Mata ki jai, bolo Bharat Mata ki jai, Indira Gandhi amar rahe!”
On this day today in 1984, at around 1:45 p.m., an Indian news agency broke the startling news that “MRS GANDHI IS DEAD.” Indeed, a few hours later, enraged crowds paraded through the streets, vowing revenge on Sikhs, and the Hindi slogans you just read resonated across practically every street and corner of Delhi and some parts of north India. Thus, the assassination of Indira Gandhi set off a chain of events that would undoubtedly rank among the deadliest religious riots in the Indian history. Spine Chilling Scenes