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Sonia questioned Rajiv on Shah Bano case, he said he was trying to deal with it fairly

Sonia questioned Rajiv on Shah Bano case, he said he was trying to deal with it fairly

What's behind this

The VHP has accused Sonia Gandhi of selective outrage, citing her reactions to the Babri Masjid demolition and the Batla House incident. Her memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love” revisits events such as the Babri demolition, the 2004 decision to decline the prime‑minister’s post and Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, and has drawn criticism from the BJP, which called it whitewashing. In the memoir she also recounts Indira Gandhi’s fear that resigning would benefit the RSS and notes a conversation with Rajiv Gandhi about the Shah Bano case.

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  • left · 2 outlets

    New Delhi: Former President Pranab Mukherjee 's daughter, Sharmistha Mukherjee, on Tuesday questioned why Congress leader Sonia Gandhi was "shocked" by her father's ambition to become Prime Minister, stressing that he had earned his position through decades of hard work and not by "dynastic…

    Deccan Herald

  • center · 5 outlets

    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…

    The Tribune

  • right · 5 outlets

    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…

    ABP Live

RSS excerpt

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…

Coverage arrived over 64 hours. First from The Indian Express, latest from The Times of India.

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Left / Center-Left 6 (27%)
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  7. 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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  9. The Morung Express Center

    India condemns misleading content created by Chinese vloggers, deliberate distortion of geographical locations

    New Delhi, November 10 (IANS): India on Tuesday severely condemned attempts being made by the Chinese vloggers to portray impoverished neighbourhoods in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka as New Delhi through misleading content, saying such efforts to peddle false narratives undermine the credibility of…

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  13. 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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  17. Orissa Post Center Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)

    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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  31. Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

    India seeks action against Chinese nationals misrepresenting Dhaka footage as Indian scenes

    New Delhi: India on Tuesday called for action against several Chinese nationals reportedly livestreaming from poor Dhaka neighbourhoods and falsely presenting the footage as scenes from India. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said the "peddling of false narratives" only…

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  33. 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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  35. 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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  37. ABP Live Center-Right ABP Group Current article

    Sonia questioned Rajiv on Shah Bano case, he said he was trying to deal with it fairly

    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…

    Read at ABP Live ↗
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  39. The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust

    ‘If I resign, RSS will have its way’: Sonia reveals Indira’s fears, Sanjay’s Emergency excesses in memoir

    Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi feared that resigning in 1975 would split the Congress and allow the RSS to gain political ground, even as her elder son Rajiv Gandhi advised her to step down following the Allahabad High Court verdict against her, Sonia Gandhi has revealed in her memoir…

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