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‘The demons raped her again and again’: Sonia recalls horrors of 2002 Gujarat riots in memoir

‘The demons raped her again and again’: Sonia recalls horrors of 2002 Gujarat riots in memoir

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Sonia Gandhi, in her tell‑all memoir titled Belonging: A Journey of Love, says she has never seen the photograph of former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi’s remains taken after the LTTE suicide bombing that killed him more than three decades ago. The revelation has sparked a rush at Khan Market bookstores and online platforms such as Blinkit and Amazon, where readers line up to buy the book and pose for photos with it. The memoir also touches on personal and political episodes, including family tensions and a mis‑dated reference to adviser Ahmed Patel.

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    New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi encountered a “most wrenching moment” in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots when a father held up the slumped figure of his young daughter who had been sexually assaulted and cried to her for help, leaving her shattered and gripped with horror. Gandhi was…

    — Deccan Herald

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    Srinagar , November 10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday praised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', saying that no woman politician had endured as much as she had, while also defending the legacy of former…

    — Rising Kashmir

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New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi encountered a “most wrenching moment” in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots when a father held up the slumped figure of his young daughter who had been sexually assaulted and cried to her for help, leaving her shattered and gripped with horror. Gandhi was…

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  4. Rising Kashmir Center Rising Kashmir

    "No woman politician has endured as much": Mehbooba Mufti calls Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'beautiful'; slams BJP over Nehru remarks

    Srinagar , November 10 : Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Tuesday praised Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', saying that no woman politician had endured as much as she had, while also defending the legacy of former…

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  6. The Times of India Center Bennett, Coleman & Co.

    Evening newswrap: Sonia Gandhi's memoir sparks row; India condemns Chinese vloggers; MEA reacts to US midterm results, and more

    Sonia Gandhi shared her surprise at Pranab Mukherjee's ambition for the prime minister role in 2010. His daughter Sharmishtha questioned the surprise, expressing that such aspirations are valid in politics. India condemned an anti-India campaign by Chinese vloggers in Dhaka, urging the Bangladesh…

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  8. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. Current article

    ‘The demons raped her again and again’: Sonia recalls horrors of 2002 Gujarat riots in memoir

    New Delhi: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi encountered a “most wrenching moment” in the aftermath of the 2002 Gujarat riots when a father held up the slumped figure of his young daughter who had been sexually assaulted and cried to her for help, leaving her shattered and gripped with horror. Gandhi was…

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