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'Quake In My Seat': Sonia Gandhi Recalls Indira Gandhi's Explosive Temper In New Memoir

Headline via Times Now · first report 10 Nov, 11:14 IST, latest 11 Nov, 14:06 IST

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What we know

12 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Oneindia at 10 Nov, 11:14 IST; the latest is from Hindustan Times at 11 Nov, 14:06 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by12 news organisations
First report10 Nov, 11:14 IST
Latest report11 Nov, 14:06 IST
DeskIndia

What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

A staffer made to stand in a corner, a party member facing the wall and another ghosted for days. There were different ways Indira Gandhi treated those who instigated her "occasional explosions of temper", writes Sonia Gandhi about the former prime
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, reveals Indira Gandhi’s temper, strict treatment of staff and Congress leaders, personal habits and love for sarees. She also recalls how grandchildren softened the former prime minister’s temperament and…
From a staffer who was made to stand in a corner to a party member facing the wall, Indira Gandhi's anger could "freeze them into numbness", Sonia Gandhi wrote in her book.
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, offers an intimate account of Indira Gandhi’s temper, recalling how staff were made to stand in corners, a senior Congress leader ordered to face a wall and others ignored for days. Sonia also describes…
Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi breaks her decades of silence to share the deeply personal story behind her public life through her newly released memoir 'Belonging: A Journey of Love'. Published by Harper Collins India and now available…
From love marriage to expletives and anti-party activities Sonia tells story of Maneka’s fallout New Delhi: Towards the end of 1973, Sanjay Gandhi was introduced to Maneka Gandhi, a pretty and vivacious girl, ten years younger than him and still a minor…

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