'A Part of Me Was Gone': Sonia on Renouncing Italian Citizenship
Gandhi says surrendering her Italian passport felt like losing part of her identity, even as she sought to formalize her Indian citizenship.
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'A part of me was gone': Sonia on renouncing Italian citizenship
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi explained that giving up her Italian passport and adopting Indian citizenship felt more difficult, as it was a part of herself that she had brought from Italy.
Belonging: A Journey of Love | Why Sonia Gandhi held on to her Italian passport but visited her parents less often
In her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia Gandhi reflects on giving up her Italian citizenship and adopting India as her home. She says she formalised the decision as Rajiv Gandhi entered public life, describing the renunciation as an emotional farewell to a remaining part of her identity.
Sonia Gandhi wrote, "Now this was my own world, and I was completely integrated into it. In a way, I was an Indian, and formal nationality no longer had any special meaning for me."
Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi has commented on several political issues for the first time in her book 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'. Her book has created a stir in politics after it was released on Tuesday.
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