New Delhi, May 10 -- As a cessation of hostilities between India and Pakistan announced, Congress leaders took to social media to recall the former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Saturday posted old images of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on Facebook, captioning, "Indira Ji, today the whole country is remembering you..."

The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, which resulted in the creation of Bangladesh, was a major event during Indira Gandhi's tenure as Prime Minister of India.

India provided crucial support to the independence movement in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), and the war began after Pakistan launched airstrikes on Indian airbases. Indira Gand...