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Center Owned by The Tribune TrustSonia recalls strained ties with Maneka, family tensions during Sanjay’s political rise
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The BJP has publicly reacted to statements in Sonia Gandhi’s memoir that address the 1975 Emergency. Party spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi criticised the memoir, saying that Gandhi’s decision to decline the prime‑ministerial post was intended to turn her into a ‘super PM’ during the UPA government, rather than a genuine concession. The party’s response frames her memoir’s claims about the Emergency as part of a broader critique of her political role.
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In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi recounts questioning Rajiv Gandhi on the Shah Bano case and his efforts to balance women's rights with Muslim Personal Law.
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Sonia Gandhi’s new memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, reveals former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s strict household discipline. HarperCollins India published the 544-page book, which details Sonia’s journey from post-war Italy into the famous Nehru-Gandhi political family. Strict Punishments and…
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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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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has opened up about her strained relationship with BJP MP Maneka Gandhi, revealing how differences between the two daughters-in-law of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi gradually widened into family tensions and affected the once-close bond…
