Thirty-nine years ago, on June 25, 1975, then prime minister Indira Gandhi declared the 'Emergency' and in an instant changed a vibrant democracy into a dictatorship. Read more

Some of the tweets today:

MediaCrooks‏: Fakru Ahmed, then Prez, signed the Emergency declaration from his bath-tub... thats the kind of puppets we had ...

nikhil wagle:  ‏RSS opposed emergency, but some of their leaders apologized n came out of jail. So did few socialists. Read RSS chief's letters to Indira.

Sambit Patra: ‏This 39th Annvrsy of d Emergency should be a reminder of d extent to which Congress can go,to further it's own Cause!! #Don'tForgetEmergency

RVAIDYA ‏: initially Dr @swamy39 during Emergency was underground in Gujarat- with Modi-later JP advised him to go to USA&spread mssge globally.

scroll.in ‏: Emergency Anniversary] As the #Opposition, the BJP condemned the draconian IT Act. Will it please amend it now?

Narendra Modi PM: ‏On this day, in 1975, Indira Gandhi imposed Emergency. All those who believe in democracy can't & shouldn't forget.

nitin gokhale: ‏And 39 yrs ago, as a teenager, I remember being in Pune. Everyone speaking in hushed tones about some terrible (emergency) event. Now I know

Pic: Narendra Modi disguised as a sikh during the Emergency