NEW DELHI, AUG 20 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday shared the cover of his mother Sonia Gandhi\u2019s forthcoming memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, on social media on the 82nd birth anniversary of his late father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a personal message, Rahul reflected on his parents\u2019 life together and the years Sonia Gandhi faced following Rajiv Gandhi\u2019s assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing his mother directly, Rahul Gandhi recalled the last time he saw Sonia and Rajiv Gandhi together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI last saw you and Papa together more than 35 years ago,\u201d he wrote, adding that since his father\u2019s death, he had watched Sonia Gandhi face the challenges of life with \u201cnever ending courage and dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rahul said that he and his sister, Priyanka Gandhi, were among the few people who knew the full extent of what their mother had endured after Rajiv Gandhi\u2019s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOnly Priyanka and I really know what you have been through, and how difficult your life after Papa truly was,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sharing the memoir with his followers, Rahul Gandhi said he was happy and proud that Sonia Gandhi\u2019s personal story would finally reach a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI am happy, and so proud, that your story, \u2018Belonging: A Journey of Love\u2019 will finally be read by the millions of people who love you,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He also acknowledged the difficulty Sonia Gandhi, whom he described as a private person, would have faced in opening up about her life and experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI know how hard it was for someone as private as you to tell the world your beautiful story,\u201d Rahul said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Congress leader\u2019s post took on an added emotional significance as it was shared on Rajiv Gandhi\u2019s birth anniversary. In his closing remarks, Rahul invoked the memory of his father and imagined his reaction to Sonia Gandhi\u2019s memoir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cToday, on his birthday, I can see Papa smiling and looking down proudly at his beautiful Sonia,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, is expected to provide a personal account of Sonia Gandhi\u2019s life and journey, including her relationship with Rajiv Gandhi, her experiences as part of one of India\u2019s most prominent political families, and the years following his assassination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Rahul Gandhi\u2019s tribute presented the forthcoming book as more than an account of a public life. His words framed it as Sonia Gandhi\u2019s deeply personal story of love, loss, resilience, family and her journey through decades of intense public scrutiny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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