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Center Owned by The Tribune Trust‘I crumpled in my daughter’s arms’: Sonia recalls Priyanka breaking Rajiv’s death news
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On Wednesday, BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said that Sonia Gandhi’s memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love” shows she made a ‘super sacrifice’ by not taking up the prime ministership, only to become a ‘super PM’. The comment was part of a broader criticism from BJP and Shiv Sena leaders who targeted the memoir, questioning her account of several historical events. The memoir, released recently, has triggered sharp political reactions.
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Styled by daughter Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and photographed by grandson Raihan Vadra, the appearance coincides with the release of her memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’.
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Mumbai, Nov 11 : Actress and BJP MP Kangana Ranaut questioned the timing of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi acquiring Indian citizenship, pointing to her marriage to former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1968 and her decision to become an Indian citizen in 1983. In a post on Instagram, Kangana linked…
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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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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was preparing to attend a friend’s birthday party when a telephone call changed her family’s life forever. It was Priyanka who broke the news of her father Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination to her mother Sonia Gandhi, who held her as she collapsed in grief and…
