Until I Got to Know Her Well, I'd Quake in My Seat: Sonia Gandhi on Indira's Temper In Memoir

'Would quake in my seat': Sonia recalls Indira Gandhi's temper, how Rahul-Priyanka were sent to gauge her mood

In her memoir, the Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson recounts how Indira Gandhi's sudden outbursts unsettled those around her and how she the former PM would sometimes

'I'd quake in my seat': Sonia Gandhi recalls Indira Gandhi's temper, early days as bride in memoir

Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, offers an intimate account of Indira Gandhi’s temper, recalling how staff were made to stand in corners, a senior Congress leader ordered to face a wall and others ignored for days. Sonia also describes Rajiv’s reassurance during her mother-in-law’s outbursts, Indira’s domestic routines, love for sarees and photographs, and how grandchildren gradually softened her temperament.

"I'd Quake In My Seat": Sonia Gandhi On Mother-In-Law Indira Gandhi's Temper

From a staffer who was made to stand in a corner to a party member facing the wall, Indira Gandhi's anger could "freeze them into numbness", Sonia Gandhi wrote in her book.

Until I Got to Know Her Well, I'd Quake in My Seat: Sonia Gandhi on Indira's Temper In Memoir

A staffer made to stand in a corner, a party member facing the wall and another ghosted for days. There were different ways Indira Gandhi treated those who instigated her 'occasional explosions of temper', writes Sonia Gandhi about the former prime minister and her mother-in-law.

Until I got to know her well, I'd quake in my seat: Sonia on Indira's temper

Stay updated with ThePrint: Preferred Source Google Discover New Delhi, Nov 10 (PTI) A staffer made to stand in a corner, a party member facing the wall and another ghosted for days. There were different ways Indira Gandhi treated those who instigated her “occasional explosions of temper”, writes Sonia Gandhi about the former prime minister […]