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Center Owned by The Tribune TrustSirsa calls Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘bundle of lies’, accuses her of whitewashing Congress’s role in 1984
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Sonia Gandhi, in her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, recalls that her 1999 attempt to form a government failed when promised political support did not materialise, and she admits it was a ‘miscalculation’. The book has drawn sharp criticism: Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa called it a ‘bundle of lies’ and accused her of whitewashing Congress’s role in the 1984 events, while the BJP labelled her decision not to become prime minister as a ‘super sacrifice’ to become a ‘super PM’. Congress overseas chief Sam Pitroda defended the memoir, saying an author has the right to tell her own story.
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Indian Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda defended Sonia Gandhi's memoir Belonging, telling the BJP that an author has the right to tell her own story.
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In fresh criticism of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, the BJP on Wednesday said she decided to make the “super sacrifice” of not taking up prime ministership only to become a “super PM”. Addressing a press conference at the BJP headquarters here, party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi also…
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In her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi recounts tensions with Maneka Gandhi, from early disagreements in the family home to growing political divisions after Sanjay Gandhi’s death.
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Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, accusing her of attempting to whitewash the Gandhi family’s legacy in connection with the 1984 Operation Blue Star and the subsequent anti-Sikh…
