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Center-Left Owned by The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.'Mysterious foreigner': Kangana Ranaut attacks Sonia Gandhi, says Maneka was 'thrown out' of house
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Sam Pitroda, chief of the Indian Overseas Congress, defended Sonia Gandhi’s memoir “Belonging” by telling the BJP that the author has the right to tell her own story, saying “It’s her story, not your version.” The BJP, represented by spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi, criticised the memoir, claiming Gandhi gave up the prime‑ministerial post only to become a “super PM” and questioning her account of historical events. Leaders of the BJP and Shiv Sena also targeted the book, while Gandhi’s memoir asserts that the “ground has shifted” under the Modi government and that the regime is not here to stay.
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left · 5 outlets
In her memoir Belonging, Sonia Gandhi recounts how Rahul Gandhi's friends skipped his seventh birthday party following Indira Gandhi's 1977 election defeat.
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center · 9 outlets
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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BJP MP Kangana Ranaut has sparked a controversy after she questioned Sonia Gandhi's entry into Indian politics and called her 'mysterious foreigner'. Ranaut was reacting to an old video that went viral on social media after Gandhi's memoir "Belonging: A Journey Of Love" hit the stores yesterday. The…
