[2] The motivation for the assassination of Indira Gandhi was revenge for the military operation carried out by the Indian government on Harmandir Sahib, in Amritsar, India.

In his court statement, Satwant Singh appealed for end to communal violence in the country, while pinning the blame for the same on Indira and Rajiv Gandhi.

[10] The assassination of Gandhi brought their immediate families into the limelight,[11] resulting in their winning two Lok Sabha seats from state of Punjab.

[13][14] In 2003, a Bhog ceremony was held at the highest Sikh temporal seat in Akal Takht, located in the Golden Temple Complex in Amritsar, where tributes were paid to Indira Gandhi's assassins.

[16] In 2007, the death anniversaries of Satwant Singh and his wife were observed in various parts of Punjab and other countries.