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‘Crime to be ambitious?’ asks Pranab’s daughter after Sonia’s remarks on ex-Prez

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The launch of Sonia Gandhi’s memoir “Belonging: A Journey of Love” revived discussion of late Pranab Mukherjee’s prime‑ministerial ambitions, as the book recounts Mukherjee’s 2010 suggestion for a change of guard at the top, prompting Pranab’s daughter to ask “Crime to be ambitious?” after Sonia’s remarks on the former president. The memoir also revisits the Babri Masjid demolition, the 2004 decision to decline the prime‑ministerial post, and the assassination of Rajiv Gandhi. BJP leaders have criticised the book, calling it a white‑wash of the Nehru‑Gandhi legacy and labeling it “Whitewashing, not Belonging”.

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    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

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    Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s remarks in her memoir about Pranab Mukherjee’s prime ministerial ambitions have drawn a sharp response from the late President’s daughter, Sharmishtha Mukherjee, who questioned why her father’s aspirations should have shocked anyone. “Is it a crime to be…

    The Tribune

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    Sonia Gandhi, in her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey Of Love', which released worldwide today, references a 2010 conversation with Pranab Mukherjee and writes "he shocked me with the suggestion that perhaps it was time for a change at the top".

    NDTV

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The issue of late Pranab Mukherjee’s prime ministerial ambitions resurfaced on Tuesday with the worldwide launch of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s memoirs. In her book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia said Mukherjee’s suggestion in 2010 about the need for a change of guard at the top…

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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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    "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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    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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    ‘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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  39. 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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  43. The Tribune Center The Tribune Trust Current article

    ‘Crime to be ambitious?’ asks Pranab’s daughter after Sonia’s remarks on ex-Prez

    The issue of late Pranab Mukherjee’s prime ministerial ambitions resurfaced on Tuesday with the worldwide launch of former Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s memoirs. In her book, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia said Mukherjee’s suggestion in 2010 about the need for a change of guard at the top…

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