From The Times of India
Center Owned by Bennett, Coleman & Co.From Babri to Batla House, VHP accuses Sonia of 'selective outrage'
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The VHP has accused Sonia Gandhi of selective outrage, citing her reactions to the Babri Masjid demolition and the Batla House incident. Her memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love” revisits events such as the Babri demolition, the 2004 decision to decline the prime‑minister’s post and Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, and has drawn criticism from the BJP, which called it whitewashing. In the memoir she also recounts Indira Gandhi’s fear that resigning would benefit the RSS and notes a conversation with Rajiv Gandhi about the Shah Bano case.
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BJP's K C Kesavan attacks Sonia Gandhi's memoir, accusing her of glossing over the Emergency and controversial decisions of Congress governments
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From recalling the demolition of the Babri Masjid and the assassination of her husband Rajiv Gandhi to revealing her battle with cancer and explaining why she declined the prime minister's post in 2004, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love…
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C R Kesavan of BJP accused Sonia Gandhi of attempting to justify the Emergency in her new memoir. He suggested that her book should focus on historical wrongs instead of glossing over them. Kesavan raised concerns about her perceived emotional responses to violence during Congress rule, including…
