Sonia Gandhi Recalls Begging Rajiv Not To Become PM After Indira's Assassination | News18

News18 - Nov 8, 2026

n a poignant revelation from her autobiography, former Congress President Sonia Gandhi has detailed the intense personal anguish and fear she experienced on October 31, 1984, following the assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The upcoming memoir, titled Belonging: A Journey of Love, captures the harrowing moments inside the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi as the tragedy unfolded.As senior political leaders pressed Rajiv Gandhi to immediately take the oath of office as Prime Minister, Sonia Gandhi begged him not to accept the leadership role, fearing the deadly toll political life was exacting on their family. n18oc_india

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