The assassination of Indira Gandhi, like her election, was entirely feminist. She was elected in large part because of her family name, but the electorate did not insist that Mahatma's work had to be carried on by a son; the daughter was given equal treatment. The bodyguards gave her EXACTLY the same treatment they would have given a man in the same position. Feminism calls for equality between men and women, and Indira got it.