Who is Sonia Gandhi
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Sonia Maino, now Sonia Gandhi, has knited a dramatic way to a place in Indian history by becoming the President of India's century-old great 'Congress party of India'. Sonia Gandhi was designated as President of the Indian National Congress by devastating support from across the country from all states. Sonia Gandhi in fact, had wrought a political wonder by becoming the dual chief of the 113 year old Indian National Congress and its Parliamentary party. Sonia Gandhi, whose Italian origin gave her political opponents propaganda grist became a full-fledged Indian citizen in 1984 after the demise of Indira Gandhi.
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Mrs. Sonia Gandhi
About Sonia Gandhi

Sonia Gandhi, aka Sonia Maino, was born in a Italian village called LUSIANA (VICENZA) , on Dec. 9, 1946. Married into India's well known family of Nehru in the year 1968, the 62-year-old Sonia Gandhi became a primary member of the Congress before the Calcutta Congress Plenary Session only in August 1997. Sonia met Rajiv Gandhi son of Indhira Gandhi in Cambridge during 1960s when Rajiv Gandhi (former Prime Minister of India) was studying at the famous British University. They were wedded in 1968 after three years of courtship which began in a Greek restaurant in the university town. The minimal ceremony was held on the Vasant Panchami day in February 1968. The marriage was a simple non-denominational ritual in the garden of 1, Safdarjang Road. Sonia wore a pink sari made from cotton which Nehru had spun while he was in prison. It was the same sari which Indira Gandhi had worn for her marriage. The new addition to the family became an instant favourite. Sonia and Indira became awfully fond of each other. It was affiliation that time would deepen still further.
It is strange as it may sounds now, Sonia had, in fact, shown hatred to politics for long. She disliked politics and opposed her husband Rajiv Gandhi entering in it. Sonia had even threatened to break up with Rajiv if he ever entered politics. Rajiv commented to this later saying Sonia felt she would be losing me. Tariq Ali, a well known author of the Nehru's and the Gandhi's, an "Indian dynasty", says at one point Sonia had told a friend that she would rather have her children beg in the streets of Delhi than Rajiv going to politics.
Finally, Rajiv resigned from Indian Airlines to join politics after Sanjay's (his younger brothers) death in the year 1980. It was a combined decision arrived at after long talks with Sonia. That was history and now not only Sonia Gandhi is in the thick of politics, but her children, Rahul and Priyanka, too are in great command in the Congress circle for taking over the Youth Congress.
"The Congress is exclusive. Our uniqueness arises from quite a lot of basic features of the Congress history, its character, its ideology and the inheritance of its leadership. I am influenced that the time is ripe for a massive rebirth of our political culture so that we build that society which combines sympathy with competence, equity with excellence." Smt. Sonia Gandhi.
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It is strange as it may sounds now, Sonia had, in fact, shown hatred to politics for long. She disliked politics and opposed her husband Rajiv Gandhi entering in it. Sonia had even threatened to break up with Rajiv if he ever entered politics. Rajiv commented to this later saying Sonia felt she would be losing me. Tariq Ali, a well known author of the Nehru's and the Gandhi's, an "Indian dynasty", says at one point Sonia had told a friend that she would rather have her children beg in the streets of Delhi than Rajiv going to politics. Finally, Rajiv resigned from Indian Airlines to join politics after Sanjay's (his younger brothers) death in the year 1980. It was a combined decision arrived at after long talks with Sonia. That was history and now not only Sonia Gandhi is in the thick of politics, but her children, Rahul and Priyanka, too are in great command in the Congress circle for taking over the Youth Congress.
"The Congress is exclusive. Our uniqueness arises from quite a lot of basic features of the Congress history, its character, its ideology and the inheritance of its leadership. I am influenced that the time is ripe for a massive rebirth of our political culture so that we build that society which combines sympathy with competence, equity with excellence." Smt. Sonia Gandhi
Being the third woman of foreign origin to hold the prominent post after Annie Beasant and Nelli Sengupta, Sonia Gandhi also became the fifth from the Nehru dynasty to take over the Congress reins. The former four were Motilal Nehru, Jawaharlal Nehru, Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi. She also is the eighth person of the overseas origin to be the Congress president. On 28th May 2005 Smt. Sonia Gandhi was selected as President of the Indian National Congress by devastating support from across India from all states. In a short span since she forced into active politics before the February mid-term Lok Sabha elections, Sonia in fact, had wrought a political wonder by becoming the twofold chief of the 113 year old Indian National Congress and its Parliamentary party. Congress, which was predict not to cross the double digit mark managed a tally of 141 seats, largely due to her magnetic presence during the campaign. In fact, the top job of the Congress organisation was obtainable to her on a platter immediately after the death of her husband on May 21, 1991. But a sorrowful and reluctant Sonia refused the offer. Travelling the length and breadth of India in a hurricane election campaign, Sonia caught the imagination of the masses, by her touching speeches in Hindi prepared in advance. Observers commented that Sonia successfully accepted her mother-in-law's mannerism and style in warming her way to huge crowds which had turned up at her election gathering . Sonia, whose Italian origin gave her rivals propaganda plane became a full-fledged Indian citizen in 1984 after the death of Indira Gandhi.

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davespeed says:
This lens was a real education for me. I did not know about Sonia Gandhi. She sounds like a very impressive woman!
Posted December 24, 2011
parul agrawal says:
Namaskar, mrs. gandhi,
I heared lots of good thinks about u and yr nature but really u r a great lady which want to bind all of the indian people.I appreciate yr work which have done till today. My desire to work under of u but it can be possible or not,I don't know.My name is parul agrawal E mail:prl_goyal@rediffmail.com
Posted February 12, 2011
PETER says:
I AM AN ITALIAN TEACHER AND I KNOW SONIA GANDHI ' S BIRTHPLACE VERY WELL, SO I WROTE THE TEXT BELOW.
Posted September 24, 2010
PETER says:
THERE ARE TWO MISTAKES ON YOUR TEXT ABOUT SONIA GANDHI 'S BIRTHPLACE. OVASSANJO DOESN 'T EXIST IN ITALY: ORBASSANO (TURIN) EXISTS. BUT SONIA MAINO GANDHI WASN'T BORN AT ORBASSANO: SHE WAS BORN AT LUSIANA (VICENZA) AND MOVED TO ORBASSANO WITH HER FAMILY WHEN SHE WAS THREE YEARS OLD.
Posted September 24, 2010
POTHARAJU GNANA SURESH says:
YES, THOUGHT OF GOOD AND WISE COMMAND
CURRENTLY PUTING THE AP STATE IN TOTAL DOLDRUMS BY LISTENING TO FLASE COMPLAINTS, WITHOUT LOOKING IN TO THE FACTS AND THE PUBLIC OPINION, HOPE SHE UNDERSTANDS THE FEELINGS OF THIS NRI WHO VISITS MY MOTHER STATE AP EVERY YEAR AND SPENDS A MONTH SHE NEEDS TO BE LITTLE WISE, THOUGHT PROVOKING, USE PRESENCE OF MIND TO TAKE TIMELY ACTIONS, SHOULD KEEP THE WELL BEING OF THE AP STATE AND THE CONGRESS PARTY FOR SOME YEARS.
Posted August 17, 2010
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