‘I Understood Modi’s Discomfort With Ruling Elite’: Sonia Gandhi Reveals Her Common Ground With PM
In her memoir Belonging, former Congress president Sonia Gandhi reflects on her relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, acknowledging that despite their sharply contrasting ideologies, they share some common ground. Sonia says she understood Modi’s discomfort with the ruling elite, recalling how she too often felt disconnected from privileged political circles in Delhi. She writes that Modi had worked his way to power within the RSS from an underprivileged background, while emphasising that their visions of India remain vastly different. Sonia describes their political rivalry as ideological rather than personal, rooted in contrasting ideas of inclusiveness, secularism and social justice. She also reveals that she has had practically no real contact with Modi, describing their interactions as formal and limited to official gatherings.
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