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BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi's memoir of whitewashing Emergency, 1984 riots

BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi's memoir of whitewashing Emergency, 1984 riots

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India Today reported that actress Kangana Ranaut targeted Sonia Gandhi over the isolation of Maneka Gandhi, describing the incident as a “mysterious foreigner” scenario. In her memoir “Belonging: A Journey of…”, Sonia Gandhi disclosed that she has never seen the photograph of her husband Rajiv Gandhi’s remains taken after his assassination. The book generated a frenzy in Delhi’s Khan Market, where shoppers crowded Bahrisons Booksellers and Faqir Chand Book Store and even posed for photographs, while online platforms Blinkit and Amazon listed the title before its formal launch.

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  • left · 5 outlets

    In her memoir, former Congress president recalls 2010 conversation; Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha asks what there was to be shocked about, says it is not a crime to be ambitious

    The Hindu

  • center · 7 outlets

    NEW DELHI: Indira Gandhi cried while watching the harrowing visuals of the aftermath of Operation Blue Star in 1984, says Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, claiming that there were tears of pain and regret as well as of sorrow in the then PM's eyes at the manner which the siege at the Golden Temple had…

    The New Indian Express

  • right · 7 outlets

    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.

    Livemint

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  5. O Heraldo Center Herald Publications (Goa)

    ‘Old Habits Die Hard’: Sonia Gandhi Recalls Bill Clinton, Sarkozy, and Princess Diana in New Memoir

    Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s newly launched memoir, Belonging: A Journey Of Love, offers an intimate look at the private personalities of major global figures, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, and the late Princess Diana. Released in New Delhi…

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    Sonia Gandhi has not seen ‘horrific’ photo of Rajiv’s remains taken after assassination: Book

    More than three decades after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has still not seen the photograph of her husband’s remains taken in the aftermath of the explosion. In her tell-all memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, former…

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    Sonia Gandhi reveals Rahul, Priyanka shielded her from Rajiv’s remains photo

    New Delhi: More than three decades after former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by an LTTE suicide bomber, Congress leader Sonia Gandhi has still not seen the photograph of her husband’s remains taken in the aftermath of the explosion. In her tell-all memoir, Belonging A Journey of…

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  22. India Today Center-Right Living Media India Current article

    BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi's memoir of whitewashing Emergency, 1984 riots

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  24. The Economic Times Center-Right Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    ‘Should've called it Whitewashing, not Belonging’: BJP slams Sonia Gandhi's memoir

    The BJP has criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, with party spokesperson CR Kesavan saying it should have been titled 'Whitewashing, not Belonging'. Kesavan accused the book of sugar-coating the Nehru-Gandhi family's past, while BJP leader HS Phoolka alleged…

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  26. The New Indian Express Center Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.

    ‘Belonging’: Sonia Gandhi’s memoir reopens Babri, 2004 PM decision, Rajiv’s assassination

    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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