Sonia Gandhi is an Indian politician of Italian descent. By way of her marriage to Rajiv Gandhi, she is a member of the Nehru–Gandhi family. She was a former president of the Congress party. In 1998, she took over as the party leader and remained in office for a record nineteen years. Under her leadership, the party formed the government post the 2004 elections. She has since been credited for being instrumental in formulating the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). After the 2004 victory, Gandhi declined the premiership and instead led the ruling alliance and the National Advisory Council. In 2009, UPA was re-elected to power. Her foreign birth has been a subject of much debate and controversy. In December 2017, she stepped down as the Congress president. Sonia Gandhi has been widely described as one of the most powerful politicians in the country. She is also listed among the most powerful women in the world. Early life: She was born in a small village near Vicenza, Italy and was raised in a Roman Catholic Christian family. For higher education, she moved to Cambridge and in 1968, married Rajiv Gandhi. After marriage, she took up Indian citizenship and began living in India. Following her husband's assassination, she finally agreed to join politics in 1997.
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Congress accepted Sonia Gandhi as leader because of her 'white-skin', says Giriraj SinghUnion Minister Giriraj Singh today courted another controversy by making a shocking remark about colour of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's skin.He said that
Patna: RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Wednesday described as "dirty politics" union minister Giriraj Singh's remark that the Congress accepted Sonia Gandhi as its leader as she has white skin."It is a dirty politics of
New Delhi: Union minister Giriraj Singh has expressed regret over his racist comments against Congress President Sonia Gandhi."During off record sessions, many things are said. If Rahul Gandhi or Sonia Gandhi are hurt by my
New Delhi: Union Minister Giriraj Singh today courted another controversy by making a shocking remark about colour of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's skin. He said that said it was the colour of Sonia's skin that made
New Delhi: Road and Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday urged Congress president Sonia Gandhi to consider the land acquisition bill in the national interest and not on political grounds.He also challenged the Congress chief
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who Congress chief Sonia Gandhi said will be “back soon” from his sabbatical, could replace his mother in the top party post as early as May.The possibility of a meeting in
Rae Bareli: Congress president Sonia Gandhi had to face some tough questions in connection with Rahul Gandhi's absence when she visited his Lok Sabha constituency – Amethi, today.Answering questions regarding his son's absence from Amethi,
Sonia to visit Rae Bareli, Amethi today; will meet farmers Rae Bareli: Congress President Sonia Gandhi will visit Rae Bareli and Amethi districts tomorrow and will meet farmers who have suffered crop losses due to recent
1) Former PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee receives Bharat Ratna from President Pranab MukherjeeFormer Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was today conferred the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour, at his residence in New Delhi by
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, who is likely to return from his mysterious sabbatical next month, is expected to take a call on when to assume the party's mantle, notwithstanding the fact that the schedule for
New Delhi: The National Democratic Alliance government on Friday dismissed as “political grandstanding” Sonia Gandhi's attack over the controversial Land Acquisition Bill and said it was “strange” that she is defending an Act over which
New Delhi: Rejecting the dialogue offer on the controversial land bill, Sonia Gandhi today alleged it was a mockery of the consensus building exercise by a "myopic" Modi government which was "bending backwards" to favour
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader Hans Raj Bhardwaj today made a direct attack on Sonia Gandhi alleging that she “shared no responsibility” and was in the “grip of sycophants and corrupt people”. “It is a
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader and former union Law Minister Hansraj Bhardwaj today said that Congress will not rise again and that the party itself is responsible for its worsening condition. He called party president
Chandigarh: The CAG has blamed Haryana's previous Congress government led by then Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for showing undue favours to Robert Vadra, the son-in-law of Congress president Sonia Gandhi, in his multi-million rupee
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said in the Delhi High Court that the summons issued against her, Rahul Gandhi and five others in the National Herald case were “illegal”, claiming no one
Bhiwani: Congress President Sonia Gandhi today appealed to the BJP government in Haryana to provide timely compensation to farmers whose crops were damaged in the recent unseasonal rains in north India.Her visit to the state
Bengaluru: Amid a growing chorus for a CBI probe into the mysterious death of an IAS officer, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah today asserted that the government was not protecting anybody and would make its stand
1. Sonia Gandhi to visit Haryana to assess crop lossChandigarh: After Kota visit yesterday, Sonia Gandhi will head for a one day tour to four districts of Haryana today. There, she will meet the farmers
New Delhi: Amid rising clamour for a CBI probe in the mysterious death of IAS officer D K Ravi in Karnataka., Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday asked Chief minister K. Siddaramaiah to transfer the
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