Sonia Gandhi Reveals Why She Never Left India After Rajiv's Assassination
· India · Indian Express, News18
Sonia Gandhi disclosed in a Guardian interview why she never left India following Rajiv Gandhi's assassination in 1991, explaining that India was both her home and her children’s home. She described Rajiv’s first meeting with her in Cambridge at age 18 as love at first sight, recalling the Greek restaurant where they met and her attraction to his caring nature. Sonia moved to India in 1968, initially living with Indira Gandhi who was then prime minister, and later entered Congress politics after her husband’s death. The memoir ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’ is set to be released, and she recounted personal tragedies, including her mother-in-law’s assassination. This candid interview offers an intimate portrait of Sonia’s life within India’s political landscape.
Why it matters
The interview illuminates Sonia Gandhi’s personal bond with India, which may reshape public perception of her role in Congress leadership and her family’s political legacy.
Read the original report — Indian Express
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