New Delhi: Calling her one of the leading figures of the 1857 freedom struggle, Congress president Rahul Gandhi paid rich tributes to Queen of Jhansi Rani Laxmibai on the occasion of her death anniversary on Monday.

Rahul Gandhi wrote in a Facebook post, "On the occasion of her death anniversary, I pay my heartfelt tribute to Rani Laxmibai, one of the leading figures of the 1857 freedom struggle."