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Sonia Gandhi trying to justify Emergency; memoir should’ve be named ‘Whitewashing’: BJP

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The BJP on Tuesday criticised Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love, accusing it of trying to justify the Emergency and saying it should have been titled ‘Whitewashing’. Party spokesperson CR Kesavan claimed the book sugar‑coats the Nehru‑Gandhi family’s past, while other BJP leaders alleged it courts the Babri vote bank and revisits controversies such as the Babri Masjid demolition, the 2004 decision not to become prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi’s assassination and family scandals. The memoir also recounts Indira Gandhi’s 1975 resignation fears, Sonia’s battle with cancer and her questioning of Rajiv over the Shah Bano case.

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  • left · 4 outlets

    In her memoir, former Congress president recalls 2010 conversation; Pranab Mukherjee’s daughter Sharmistha asks what there was to be shocked about, says it is not a crime to be ambitious

    The Hindu

  • center · 9 outlets

    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…

    The New Indian Express

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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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New Delhi, Nov 10: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi for trying to “justify” the Emergency in her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, and said the book should instead have been named “whitewashing”. The motive of the book appears to be “sugar-coating the…

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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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    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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    "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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    ‘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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  29. 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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    ‘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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  41. The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times Current article

    Sonia Gandhi trying to justify Emergency; memoir should’ve be named ‘Whitewashing’: BJP

    New Delhi, Nov 10: The BJP on Tuesday hit out at former Congress president Sonia Gandhi for trying to “justify” the Emergency in her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, and said the book should instead have been named “whitewashing”. The motive of the book appears to be “sugar-coating the…

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