Indira Gandhi's imposition of emergency, her son Sanjay's controversial influence, and the dark consequences that followed marked a turbulent chapter in Indian history.
Indira Gandhi, India's first female Prime Minister, made impactful decisions, including the controversial Emergency, before her assassination in 1984.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the Emergency imposed by the late former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from 1975 to '77 was a "mistake".