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Center-Left Owned by The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.At war with herself on joining politics, Sonia Gandhi turned to Bhagavad Gita for answers
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Sonia Gandhi, who said she always disliked politics and was at war with herself about entering the political arena after her husband Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, turned to the Bhagavad Gita for guidance, which she says resolved her doubts and showed her the path forward. In her memoir she describes heartbreak and loss as pushing her into public life, while she has also defended Indira Gandhi’s Emergency decision, noting that the former prime minister later publicly expressed regret and apologized for the excesses. Gandhi has warned of damage under the past 12 years of Modi rule and called for restoration of institutional systems.
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left · 5 outlets
New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi “always disliked” politics and was at war with herself over whether she should take the plunge into the political world after her husband Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination, but the Bhagavad Gita helped resolve her doubts and showed her the path forward. The former Congress chief…
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center · 7 outlets
NEW DELHI: Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has alleged that the Narendra Modi government has caused "great damage" to India's democracy, institutions and the country's social fabric over the past 12 years, warning that restoring the systems even after the government leaves…
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When asked if it would not be correct to recognise the Emergency as "anti-democratic and authoritarian chapter", Sonia Gandhi agreed that "democratic rights had been curtailed".
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New Delhi: Sonia Gandhi "always disliked" politics and was at war with herself over whether she should take the plunge into the political world after her husband Rajiv Gandhi's assassination, but the Bhagavad Gita helped resolve her doubts and showed her the path forward. The former Congress chief…
