Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi
Sonia Gandhi; born Edvige Antonia Albina Màino, 9 December 1946) is an Italian-born Indian politician, who has served as President of the Indian National Congress party since 1998. She is the widow of former Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi who belonged to the Nehru–Gandhi family. After her husband's assassination in 1991, she was invited by Congress leaders to take over the government but she refused and publicly stayed away from politics amidst constant prodding from the party. She finally...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionPolitical Wife
Date of Birth9 December 1946
CountryIndia
An economy growing at 7 percent per year, can and must find the resources ... to improve the lives of its millions of poor.
I have done this because this is the right thing to do.
I don't disown our responsibility and my responsibility as Prime Minister,
Perhaps you must have noticed that everyone's language has changed after my resignation.
The biggest challenge at the national level is to defeat communal forces for which the support of the Left parties was essential but the party is opposed to the Left in Kerala because UDF's aim is to ensure economic development and social harmony,
We have made a promise to the people of the state that we will provide them good governance and we will try and keep to our promise.
They should be encouraged to do better as they are our strength. But they must work for the betterment of the party without hoping for electoral gains.
For the last two days, some people in the country were trying to create an impression that parliament was being misused for my benefit.
For the last two days, some people have been trying to create an atmosphere as if the Government and Parliament are being used to favor me. This has hurt me very much.
The Congress is the only party that can provide peace and stability to the state.
I have issued instructions that while handling the situation in Upper Assam innocent civilians should not be harassed.
The lifestyle of many of our colleagues has been very pompous. They conduct weddings and birthdays in such an ostentatious manner that it pains me a lot. It appears that they are making fun of our commitment to the poor.
It was through the private world of family that the public world of politics came alive for me: living in intimate proximity with people for whom larger questions of ideology and belief, as well as issues relating to politics and governance, were vivid daily realities.
The biggest challenge at the national level is to defeat communal forces for which the support of the Left parties was essential but the party is opposed to the Left in Kerala because UDF's aim is to ensure economic development and social harmony.