Done by:
Jing Wen Cong
Zhang Aolun
Chen Caijie
Wong Pinjia
AGENDA
Definition of good leader
 Background information on Indira Gandhi
 Road to power/politics
 Prime minister era
 Fall from power
 Qualities + leadership style
 Judge of great / good leader
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DEFINITION OF GOOD LEADER
A good leader should:
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Motivate and inspire the team by creating a
common goal and promoting teamwork /
cooperation
Honor and recognize the greatness and
uniqueness in others and consult others’ opinion
(empathy)
Have moral principles by not indulging in
personal benefits, or being driven by greed
DEFINITION OF GOOD LEADER
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Provide hope in the darkest of times, and make
the team believe in one another’s ability to brave
through the storm
Enthusiastic and confident in work; passionate
and dedication
Have the foresight and vision to bring about
greater growth to country
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Born on November 19, 1917 in a politically
influential family
Became third prime minister of India for three
consecutive terms
First and only female Indian Prime Minister
 Longest serving female PM
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Only Indian Prime Minister to have declared an
emergency in order to 'rule by decree'
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
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Only Indian Prime Minister to have been
imprisoned
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Joined the Indian National Congress Party
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Improved relations with other countries
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Promoted science and technology
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First satellite into space in 1971
Led India to become one of the fastest growing
economies
ROAD TO POWER AND POLITICS
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Started from 12 – Leader of Monkey Brigade
(help end British control in India)
1941, became involved in the Indian
Independence movement
1950s, served her father unofficially as a
personal assistant during his time as first PM of
India
ROAD TO POWER AND POLITICS
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After father's death in 1964, was appointed as a
member of the Rajya Sabha (upper house)
became a member of Lal Bahadur Shastri's cabinet as
Minister of Information and Broadcasting
After Shastri’s death, Indira Gandhi was elected to be
PM due to the conception that she could be easily
manipulated
However, she kept on to her title by extraordinary
political skills
PRIME MINISTER ERA
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Supported Communism and socialism
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Pakistan war
India victorious under Indira Gandhi’s command;
Freedom of East Pakistan
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Green Revolution
1) Intense Agricultural District Program (IADP) which sought to
increase crop yield and production
2) Food exporter
For political support
PRIME MINISTER ERA
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Eradicate poverty
1) vigorous policy in 1969 of land reform
2) placed a ceiling on personal income, private property, and corporate
profits
2) Campaign theme for 2nd term
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nationalized the major banks
1) provide the better banking infrastructure in rural areas
2) to make cheap finance available to farmers in India
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Nuclear weapons program
Started using nuclear power to establish India's stability and security
interests
To respond to China’s nuclear threat
“Smiling Buddha”
FALL FROM POWER
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Election corruptions (1)
1971 Elections – used government machinery and
officials for election purposes; excessive election
expenditure
 Theme : “Eradicate poverty” is fake and just for
political support – 4% funds for poverty programs
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State of emergency
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Arrest opposition (which formed Janata party later)
FALL FROM POWER
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Elections (2)
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1977 elections
Indira’s INCP opposed by Janata party
 claimed the elections were the last chance for India to
choose between "democracy and dictatorship”
 INCP lost and both Indira and Sanjay Gandhi lost their
seats in the Congress
 Congress party was split
 After election, Indira Gandhi found herself without work,
income or residence
 Quit parliament and was imprisoned
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REGAIN POWER (THIRD TERM)
Arrest of Indira Gandhi evoked sympathy
 Once she was released, she started giving
speeches apologizing for her mistake
 Death of Jayaprakash Narayan broke apart the
Janata party
 Indira became PM again
 In 1980 elections, Congress party had a landslide
victory led by Indira Gandhi due to instability in
Janata party
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FALL FROM POWER YET AGAIN
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Operation blue star
In July 1982, Sikh group occupied the Golden Temple
 In June 1984, Indira Gandhi orders attack on Sikh's
holiest site, Golden Temple to remove the Sikh
separatists
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DEATH
QUALITIES
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Highly talented and intellectual
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managed to be enrolled into Oxford University, a top
university in the world
showed extraordinary political skills when she first
became the president of India
decreased Country’s poverty line from 65% to 45%
QUALITIES
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Charismatic
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Did not gain high popularity when she is first appointed
the president, she soon gained
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popularity after her first few rallies and decisions made.
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First woman to be a Prime Minister
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Just with a few speeches after her release from prison
allowed her to regain trust of her supporters, leading to
landslide victory
QUALITIES
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Determined / daring
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Cured of her periodic disease in her early years though it
is a tough experience
Some of her decisions in the political field are hard to
make yet she persisted on her own decisions, such as that
of the war with Pakistan in 1971.
did not give up when she was being removed from her
position and at a time, arrested, she returned to political
field even when there are enemies and protestors around
QUALITIES
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Tough and Shrewd
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Did not give up easily and solves problems using force
Even after imprisonment, still wanted to regain status of
PM of India
Eliminated opponents and narrowed competition (Janata
party)
Example : call of forces she used against protestors
during the Indian Currency Crisis
QUALITIES
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Lack of moral values / deceitful
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Electoral corruptions
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Murdered thousands of innocent Sikhs
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Deceived public by misuse of monetary funds
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Everything she does is basically for political support
LEADERSHIP STYLE
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Task oriented
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Did everything with an aim
Cheated In elections to hold on to power
 Used theme: “eradicate poverty” to gain votes
 Killed Sikhs to protect the golden temple
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ANALYSIS OF INDIRA GANDHI AS A GOOD
LEADER
Criteria :
 1) Moral integrity and values
 2) Empathetic and listening to others’ opinions
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IS INDIRA GANDHI A GOOD LEADER?
NO!
 1) She was not morally upright due to multiple
cheats in elections, misuse of government
machinery and files, improper usage of funds etc.
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2) She did not consult the opinions of others; did
what she wanted and desired; although she cared
for a lot of people, that was just for political
support – hence, not listening or empathy
 Example: Rule by decree where she wanted to set
laws by herself
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ANALYSIS OF INDIRA GANDHI AS A GREAT
LEADER
Criteria:
 1) Motivating; charismatic and appealing
 2) Transformational; everlasting impacts
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IS INDIRA GANDHI A GREAT LEADER?
Yes!
 1) Her charisma appealed to a lot of Indian
citizens, motivated Indians towards green
revolution and using nuclear power, held India
together during the first few years as PM
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2) brought about great transformation in India –
 Nationalized banks, started using nuclear power,
started improving science and technology, made
India a food exporter etc.
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