Congress veteran and former president Sonia Gandhi plans to share her personal story through her upcoming memoir, Belonging: A Journey Of Love, that addresses the years spent telling her family story in ways she feels were not always accurate, made up or exaggerated. The book will be going global on November 10, which is close to Diwali.
Sonia Gandhi on Telling Her Own Story
In a clip sent on X, the 79-year-old Congress leader said that writing the memoir has afforded her the chance to give the world an account of what she remembers about the happenings.
Gandhi admitted that her testimony would have an impact on public opinion in different ways. Someone who reads her could have changed their opinion on her, but someone who reads her could’ve gotten a more negative impression from her, she said.
There would be a lot of public discourse over the book, she expected, and said it was “inevitable” in the light of her own public career.
Reveals Opposition to Rajiv Gandhi Becoming PM
Sonia Gandhi also noted that she was very vocal against Rajiv Gandhi succeeding then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984.
Her statements/speeches provide insights into the personal experiences and challenging decisions that might be included in her memoir.
Recalls Beginning of Love Story
In a previous post on X, Sonia Gandhi was seen sharing information about their initiation as friends in 1965 with Rajiv Gandhi. She remembered encountering him at a tiny Cambridge, England, Greek restaurant she called The Varsity.
The book should provide readers with a more intimate account of her life, relationship and experiences not just as those of the public.
Gandhi’s new book will try to tell her own story about what she says has been a life steeped in Indian politics.