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Right Owned by Independent News Service'He understood insecurities': Sharmistha counters Sonia Gandhi, defends Pranab Mukherjee's PM ambitions
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Sonia Gandhi's newly released memoir, “Belonging: A Journey Of Love”, which reached stores on Tuesday, records a conversation in which she confronted her husband, then‑prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, about the Shah Bano case. She recalled asking why he was letting the situation happen after newspapers accused him of sacrificing Muslim women’s interests. Rajiv replied that he was trying to deal with the matter fairly and to balance women’s rights with Muslim personal law.
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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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Congress leader Sonia Gandhi questioned her husband and then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the Shah Bano case, pointing out that newspapers were accusing him of sacrificing Muslim women’s interests and asking him why he was letting this happen. Rajiv Gandhi replied that he was trying to deal with a…
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New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI): Congress leader Sonia Gandhi questioned her husband and then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi on the Shah Bano case, pointing out that newspapers were accusing him of sacrificing Muslim women's interests, asking him why he was letting this happen. Rajiv Gandhi replied that he was…
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Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' was released on Tuesday. The much anticipated book's release immediately triggered a war of words after Sonia claimed Pranab Mukherjee had prime ministerial ambitions, but the former President's daughter Sharmistha has defended her father and…
