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Anna Hazare rejects Sonia Gandhi’s claim of BJP, RSS backing ‘India Against Corruption’ stir

Anna Hazare rejects Sonia Gandhi’s claim of BJP, RSS backing ‘India Against Corruption’ stir

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On November 11, Congress leader Sushil Kumar Shinde defended Sonia Gandhi’s remarks in her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, which touched on Operation Blue Star and the demolition of the Babri Masjid. His defence came as the book attracted criticism from various quarters, including a BJP spokesperson who called her decision a “super sacrifice” for not taking up prime‑ministership, Sam Pitroda defending her right to tell her story, anti‑corruption activist Anna Hazare denying any links with the BJP or RSS, and Delhi minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa accusing her of whitewashing Congress’s role in the 1984 events.

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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.

    Mathrubhumi English

  • 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…

    The Tribune

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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.

    Livemint

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The anti-corruption activist denies any links with the BJP or RSS, questioning the Congress leader’s remarks in her memoir on the movement that preceded the UPA’s 2014 electoral defeat

Coverage arrived over 93 hours. First from The Economic Times, latest from The Morung Express.

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Center 9 (36%)
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  2. India TV Right Independent News Service

    Sonia Gandhi's memoir makes factual errors on Anna Hazare movement, RSS history and Ahmed Patel's death

    Congress veteran Sonia Gandhi's much-anticipated memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love , which hit bookstores on Tuesday (November 10), has drawn attention for its personal accounts of the Nehru-Gandhi family and insights into her political journey. However, the book has also sparked questions over…

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  6. Organiser Right Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)

    Sonia Gandhi Memoir on 1984 Anti-Sikh riots under fire: H S Phoolka calls claims false, cites court evidence

    Senior Advocate, Supreme Court; former Leader of the Opposition, Punjab. H S Phoolka on November 10 made a series of allegations about Sonia Gandhi’s memoir. Senior advocate and BJP leader H S Phoolka described the claims about the 1984 anti-Sikh riots in Sonia Gandhi’s recently released memoir…

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  12. The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times

    ‘Nitish Kumar was looking for ways to exit INDIA Bloc’: Sonia Gandhi in memoir

    New Delhi, Nov 11: Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson, Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’, was released on November 10. Published by HarperCollins India, the 544-page book chronicles her personal life and several significant turning points in Indian politics. It also…

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

    'Gave up PM's post to become super PM': BJP's swipe at Sonia Gandhi over her memoir

    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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  22. The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust

    Sirsa calls Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘bundle of lies’, accuses her of whitewashing Congress’s role in 1984

    Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Sonia Gandhi over her memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, accusing her of attempting to whitewash the Gandhi family’s legacy in connection with the 1984 Operation Blue Star and the subsequent anti-Sikh…

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

    'It's her story, not your version': Sam Pitroda slams BJP criticism of Sonia memoir

    New Delhi: Slamming the BJP for criticising Sonia Gandhi 's memoir, Indian Overseas Congress chairman Sam Pitroda on Wednesday said she would say what she wants to say as it is her story and "not your version of the story". Speaking with PTI from Chicago, Pitroda said he has not read Gandhi's memoir…

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  30. The Federal Center-Left New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd. Current article

    Anna Hazare rejects Sonia Gandhi’s claim of BJP, RSS backing ‘India Against Corruption’ stir

    The anti-corruption activist denies any links with the BJP or RSS, questioning the Congress leader’s remarks in her memoir on the movement that preceded the UPA’s 2014 electoral defeat

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