'Begged Rajiv Not to Enter Politics but Did Not Stop Rahul': Sonia Gandhi

Why Sonia Gandhi Begged Husband Not To Enter Politics But Didn't Stop Son

Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia Gandhi writes, had taken Rahul to Amethi a number of times as a schoolboy, and later, to make him aware of the hard reality of rural life.

Sonia Gandhi begged husband to stay away from politic but why didn't she stop Rahul from joining?

Sonia Gandhi's memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, reveals why she did not oppose Rahul Gandhi's entry into politics, recalling his connection with Amethi, Rajiv Gandhi's influence and the development work undertaken by Rahul and Priyanka Gandhi.

Sonia Gandhi Says She ‘Begged’ Rajiv Not to Enter Politics but Did Not Resist Rahul’s Decision

New Delhi, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News) Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has recalled that she had “begged” her husband, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, not to enter politics, but did not oppose her son Rahul Gandhi’s decision to join public life. In her memoir, Belonging: A Journey Of Love, released worldwide on […]

'Begged Rajiv not to enter politics but did not stop Rahul': Sonia Gandhi

Digital Desk | New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi recalled she had "begged" her husband Rajiv Gandhi not to enter politics, but when it came to her son Rahul Gandhi, she "did not resist it", she wrote in her memoir '"Belonging: A Journey Of Love". In her book, which hit stands worldwide on Tuesday, Gandhi wrote that "Rahul had a long-standing interest in politics" and respected his father, Raji…