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Sonia Gandhi, in her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, says her 1999 attempt to form a government failed after promised support did not materialise, calling it a miscalculation. The BJP has criticised the memoir, accusing her of a ‘super sacrifice’ of not taking the prime‑ministership to become a ‘super PM’. Congress overseas chief Sam Pitroda defended her right to tell her own story, while Robert Vadra recalled Sushma Swaraj’s vow that he would become PM if she did. Gandhi also said the ground has shifted under the Modi government, suggesting the regime is insecure.
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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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In her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia recounts how assurances of political support failed to materialise after she staked a claim to form the government in 1999
