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Title: Sonia Gandhi


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Sonia Gandhi
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Sonia Maino
  • Born 1946 in Orbassano, Italy
  • Traditional family upbringing
  • Roman Catholic schooling
  • Studied English at Cambridge

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Mrs. Gandhi
  • Marries in 1965

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The Gandhi-Nehru Dynasty
  • assasinated 1984

assasinated 1991
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With Rajiv
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Sonia Behind the Scenes
  • She drapes her sari well
  • Well manicured appearance
  • Seemlessly adopts Indian cultural norms
  • Rescinds Italian citizenship 1983
  • Viewed positively as traditional housewife

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Political Timeline
  • 1980 Rajiv enters politics
  • 1991 Rajiv assasinated
  • 1998 Sonia becomes president of the NCP
  • 1999 Sonia successfully campaigns for a post in
    the Lok Sabha
  • 2004 Sonia leads NCP to victory in Indian General
    Elections
  • 2006 Sonia renounces PM post and resigns from
    Parliament

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Weakness in the Congress Party
  • Even a lamppost would attract more enthusiasm
    than the current party chief

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Sonia as Politician
  • Maintains privacy
  • Has outsider appeal
  • Untainted by political scheming
  • Abstains from the limelight
  • Adopts the duty pressed by her followers
  • Unsullied by mud-slinging and scandal
  • Aam Aadmi Ordinary People

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Sonia Now
  • Congress Leader
  • Renounced position at behest of party
  • Retains power of appointment
  • Leads the Congress Party
  • Delegates management of the country to Singh

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Sonia Demystified
  • Empathic and compassionate
  • Connects with people
  • Listens more than speaks
  • Handles power without insisting on fame
  • Presents an excellent image

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References
  • Chatterjee, Rupa. The Sonia Mystique. Virgo
    Publications, New Delhi 2000.
  • The Economist. www.economist.comhttp//www.economi
    st.com
  • Sonia Gandhi, Indias by Acquisition. Mar 19,
    1998.
  • The Happy Return. May 27, 1999.
  • The Trouble with Sonia. May 20, 1999.
  • Reinventing Gandhi. Jan 23, 2003.
  • The Unlikely Heiress. Jan 22, 2004.
  • Indias Politics. May 20, 2004.
  • Return of the Gandhi Dynasty. May 14, 2004.
  • Indias Politics. Feb 2, 2006.
  • Indias Politics. Mar 30, 2006.
  • Forbes Magazine. www.forbes.com
    http//www.forbes.com/finance/lists/11/2004/LIR.jh
    tml?passListId11passYear2004passListTypePerso
    nuniqueIdW5BYdatatypePerson. May 2006.
  • Kidwai, Rahid. Sonia A Biography. Penguin Books,
    India 2003
  • http//www.soniagandhi.org/
  • Wikipedia. http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Gand
    hi. June 12, 2006.
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