Sonia Gandhi's Memoir Recalls the Stormy Years of 'Choti Bahu' Maneka
- On Tuesday, Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi released her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love,' revealing that Maneka Gandhi sought a political position following her husband Sanjay Gandhi's 1980 death.
- Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi refused the request, arguing that Maneka was too young at 23 and needed to focus on raising her three-month-old son, Feroze Varun Gandhi.
- Sonia describes the household atmosphere as a 'reality show,' with Maneka's 'exchange of words' with Sanjay becoming 'noisier and more heated,' often involving expletives that embarrassed the family.
- After Maneka attended a political rally in Lucknow while Indira was abroad, Indira issued an ultimatum: abandon political disloyalty or leave the household, leading to Maneka's departure.
- Maneka later unsuccessfully contested the 1984 Lok Sabha elections against Rajiv Gandhi, then joined the Janata Dal in 1988 before formally becoming a BJP member in 2004.
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Inside the Gandhi Family Feud: Memoir of Sonia Gandhi exposes bitter Maneka-Indira fallout
Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has revisited one of the most closely guarded family disputes within the Nehru-Gandhi household, offering fresh insights into her strained relationship with Maneka Gandhi and the events that eventually led to Maneka’s departure from the family home. In her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, Sonia recounts how what began as a cordial relationship between the two daughters-in-law of former P…
In her memoirs, Sonia Gandhi travelled from Italy to the heart of Indian politics after she married Rajiv Gandhi, reviewing feelings of love and loss, the assassination of her husband and mother-in-law, her refusal to head the government, and her criticism of the current government.
<p style="text-align: justify;">Congress leader and Gandhi family's eldest daughter-in-law Sonia Gandhi's autobiography, Belonging: A Journey of Love, was launched on Tuesday. As soon as the book was launched, there was a rush to buy it from people and on social media. This was due to her memoirs, in which she has mentioned everything from the death of her first child to former President Pranab Mukherjee's ambition to become the PM. Apart from P…
Friends, Family, And Foes: Sonia Gandhi Lays Her Cards On The Table In ‘Belonging’
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir Belonging: A Journey of Love offers rare insights into her decisions on the prime ministership, relationships with Congress leaders, family feuds and political differences with Narendra Modi
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