Sonia Gandhi posted on X on Tuesday that she was "totally against" the idea of her husband, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, becoming the head of government, and that she would soon publish her own account of the events that have shaped her life.
In the same tweet, she warned that the book, titled "Belonging: A Journey of Love," would aim to correct what she calls long‑standing inaccuracies in the public record, noting that many narratives about her have not been correct.
Gandhi’s remarks come in the wake of her tenure as the Congress party’s president from 1998 to 2017, during which she has been a central figure in Indian politics. She reminded followers that after the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1984, her husband Rajiv was thrust into the spotlight and later won the 1991 election, a move she says she opposed.
Analysts suggest that the book could reinvigorate debate over the Gandhi family’s legacy, especially as Congress faces internal divisions ahead of the next general election. The Indian parliament is expected to discuss the book’s impact on the party’s image in the coming weeks.
The release of the biography, which is set to hit shelves in the next month, is likely to reshape how voters and political commentators view both Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi, potentially influencing campaign narratives in the next electoral cycle.