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Sonia Gandhi Memoir: Blames RSS Conditioning for Modi's Nehru Remarks
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 10 Nov 2026, 07:38 AM
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In her new memoir 'Belonging', Sonia Gandhi attributes PM Modi's sharp comments on Jawaharlal Nehru to his ideological conditioning by the RSS.
Former Prime Minister Sonia Gandhi has offered a distinct perspective on her political relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in her recently released memoir, 'Belonging'. In the book, she candidly admits that there has been very little direct contact between the two leaders in recent times.
Addressing the ideological divide, Sonia Gandhi specifically pointed to PM Modi's sharp comments regarding Jawaharlal Nehru. She attributed these remarks not to personal animosity, but to his deep-seated conditioning by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). According to her account, this ideological background shapes his views on India's founding father.
Despite acknowledging this significant ideological gap, the former Congress president noted that there remains some common ground between her and the Prime Minister. The memoir provides a rare, first-person insight into how she perceives the current political dynamics and the historical context behind the differences in their political narratives.
Addressing the ideological divide, Sonia Gandhi specifically pointed to PM Modi's sharp comments regarding Jawaharlal Nehru. She attributed these remarks not to personal animosity, but to his deep-seated conditioning by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). According to her account, this ideological background shapes his views on India's founding father.
Despite acknowledging this significant ideological gap, the former Congress president noted that there remains some common ground between her and the Prime Minister. The memoir provides a rare, first-person insight into how she perceives the current political dynamics and the historical context behind the differences in their political narratives.