Little real contact with Modi, but there is some common ground: Sonia Gandhi in memoir Belonging
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Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi writes in her memoir Belonging that she has had almost no real contact with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to Hindustan Times.
The 544-page book, which went on sale Tuesday, says the two meet only at semi-official occasions such as in the Speaker's chamber.
She writes that Modi greets her with a formal namaste and tends to look away, which she contrasts with the cordiality leaders once showed across party lines.
Gandhi, 79, says their clash was not personal, calling it a fight between two visions of India.
She also writes that she understands his discomfort with Delhi's ruling elite and that he rose within the RSS from an underprivileged background.
DW reports that the ruling BJP has accused her of "whitewashing" in the book.
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- 2026-11-10 00:52 UTCHindustan Times · hindustantimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 05:00 UTCTimes of India · timesofindia.indiatimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 07:30 UTCGuardian · theguardian.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 11:46 UTCDW · dw.com ↗
- 2026-11-10 17:44 UTCNYT · nytimes.com ↗
- 2026-11-11 00:26 UTCBBC · bbc.co.uk ↗
- 2026-11-11 12:19 UTCStraits Times · straitstimes.com ↗
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