<p>Recounting Indira Gandhi's assassination and funeral, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said just hours before her death she told him not to cry if something happened to her.</p>.<p>In a video released on YouTube on former prime minister Indira Gandhi's 37th death anniversary, Gandhi described the day of her grandmother's funeral as the "second most difficult day of my life".</p>.<p>Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister, was assassinated in 1984 by two of her security guards linked to Khalistani extremists.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/iron-lady-of-india-cong-pays-tributes-to-indira-gandhi-on-death-anniversary-1045925.html" target="_blank">'Iron Lady of India': Cong pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary</a></strong></p>.<p>"(In) the morning before she died she told me that don't cry if something happens to me. I did not understand what she meant and two-three hours later she was dead," Rahul Gandhi said, recounting the setback he and his family suffered that day.</p>.<p>"She (Indira Gandhi) sort of sensed that she would be killed and I think everyone in the house also knew it. She once said to us on the dining table that the biggest curse would be to die of a disease," the former Congress chief said in the video titled 'With love, in memory of my beloved Grandmother, Indira ji', which has been released on his YouTube account.</p>.<p>From her perspective it was probably the best way to die for her country, defending the idea that she loved, Gandhi said.</p>.<p>He said he essentially had two mothers -- "a super mother who was my grandmother, who basically would defend me when my father got angry, and my mother".</p>.<p>For me it was like losing my mother, Gandhi added.</p>.<p>Images from Indira Gandhi's funeral and last rites were also part of the video which showed a young Rahul mourning his grandmother's demise.</p>.<p>Earlier on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her memorial "Shakti Sthal" here.</p>.<p>"My grandmother served the country fearlessly till the last moment -- her life is a source of inspiration for us," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.</p>.<p>"A great example of women power, humble tributes to Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her martyrdom day," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>
<p>Recounting Indira Gandhi's assassination and funeral, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has said just hours before her death she told him not to cry if something happened to her.</p>.<p>In a video released on YouTube on former prime minister Indira Gandhi's 37th death anniversary, Gandhi described the day of her grandmother's funeral as the "second most difficult day of my life".</p>.<p>Indira Gandhi, the then prime minister, was assassinated in 1984 by two of her security guards linked to Khalistani extremists.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/iron-lady-of-india-cong-pays-tributes-to-indira-gandhi-on-death-anniversary-1045925.html" target="_blank">'Iron Lady of India': Cong pays tributes to Indira Gandhi on death anniversary</a></strong></p>.<p>"(In) the morning before she died she told me that don't cry if something happens to me. I did not understand what she meant and two-three hours later she was dead," Rahul Gandhi said, recounting the setback he and his family suffered that day.</p>.<p>"She (Indira Gandhi) sort of sensed that she would be killed and I think everyone in the house also knew it. She once said to us on the dining table that the biggest curse would be to die of a disease," the former Congress chief said in the video titled 'With love, in memory of my beloved Grandmother, Indira ji', which has been released on his YouTube account.</p>.<p>From her perspective it was probably the best way to die for her country, defending the idea that she loved, Gandhi said.</p>.<p>He said he essentially had two mothers -- "a super mother who was my grandmother, who basically would defend me when my father got angry, and my mother".</p>.<p>For me it was like losing my mother, Gandhi added.</p>.<p>Images from Indira Gandhi's funeral and last rites were also part of the video which showed a young Rahul mourning his grandmother's demise.</p>.<p>Earlier on Sunday, Rahul Gandhi paid floral tributes to Indira Gandhi at her memorial "Shakti Sthal" here.</p>.<p>"My grandmother served the country fearlessly till the last moment -- her life is a source of inspiration for us," Rahul Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi.</p>.<p>"A great example of women power, humble tributes to Mrs. Indira Gandhi on her martyrdom day," he said.</p>.<p><strong>Check out the latest videos from <i data-stringify-type="italic">DH</i>:</strong></p>