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Sonia Gandhi treated like royalty in India: Natwar
PTI New Delhi, August 01, 2014
First Published: 13:34 IST(1/8/2014) | Last Updated: 15:55 IST(1/8/2014)
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Natwar Singh, former Congress leader, on Friday said that the strong reaction from Sonia Gandhi to his
new book, proves that it has touched a "raw nerve" and something has "upset" her so much that she
came out.
He also claimed in an interview to NDTV that "50 Congressmen" called him to congratulate him for "telling
the truth" in his new book.
Gandhi had on Thursday said, "I will write my own book and then you will come to know everything...the
only way truth will come out is if I write...I am serious about it and I will be writing."
Gandhi had responded to a question about the row triggered by the autobiography of Natwar Singh in
which he claims that it was Rahul Gandhi's fear for her life that prevented her from becoming Prime
Minister contracting her version that she heeded to her "inner voice" in not taking up the post.
Read: Sonia takes a page from Natwars book, to pen her own
Insisting that she was not hurt, Gandhi said that she had seen worse things like her husband Rajiv
Gandhi being assassinated and her mother-in law Indira Gandhi riddled with bullets.
Natwar Singh said the very fact that Gandhi reacted to the contents in his book was "significant" as she
had not reacted to the book by Sanjaya Baru, media adviser to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Why, because it touched a raw nerve, he was asked.
Natwar Singh responded, "Obviously, that's something, you know, has upset her so much, that she came
out. If I was advising her, I would say don't say anything."
On Manmohan Singh dubbing Natwar Singh's version of why Gandhi refused to become PM and on other
issues as a "marketing gimmick", the former External Affairs Minister said, "facts are what Sanjaya Baru
said and what I said and what many others have said."
Natwar Singh stuck to his remarks that Pulok Chatterjee, former PM's Principal Secretary, had taken
official files to Gandhi. "Did he go to meet Sonia to have tea?", he asked.
On Rahul Gandhi, Natwar Singh said he was a "strong-willed person" and "not a pushover" but did not
have the "fire in his belly" to serve as a full-time politician. "He may not be a brilliant politician but as a
human being, he is very tough.
And I don't think he would fear about his own life." In his book 'One Life is Not Enough' which hit the
stands today, Natwar Singh, has described Gandhi as "venomous", "obsessively suspicious" and "a prima
donna who was treated like royalty from the day she stepped in to India."
Read: Some part of Sonia Gandhi is not Indian, shes ruthless, says Natwar Singh
Singh (83), an estranged Gandhi family friend, had quit the Congress in 2008 after he had to resign from
the UPA-I Government in 2005 in the wake of the Iraqi food-for-oil scam.
He has denied any wrongdoing and says that Gandhi did not intervene because she was told by advisers
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Not hurt, will write own book for
truth: Sonia Gandhi responds to
Natwar Singh
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forced by son Rahul--and not her
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that her proximity to him would allow critics to allege that he was acting on her behalf in siphoning money.
He hoped Gandhi will write her book "sooner than later.
I think she is entitled to her views. And I look forward to reading her book".
In a swipe at Gandhi's Italian roots, a point raised in the past against her by the opposition, Natwar Singh
said, "No Indian would have treated me this way."
Flaying Gandhi's refusal to give him a chance to counter the allegations of corruption against him, he
said, "We have a tradition that people who are older than you...you give them regard....anyone not born
in India would not know this."
Singh, however, was clear that without the Gandhis as its anchor, the Congress will disintegrate into "five
factions." He said, "For the last 15 years, Sonia Gandhi has held the party together."

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Imbid Limbid an hour ago
What Natwar Singh has revealed is how Sonia Gandhi has corrupted the entire system. It will
be the most relieving day when we see Sonia Gandhi in jail.

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FPDummy an hour ago
and Natwar was no different when he was with Congress! We have never seen him standing
up against Gandhis! She is a corrupt symbol surrounded by corrupt people like Natwar

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Yogesh an hour ago Munisammappa
What a crap ? She does it only to keep corrupt Congress afloat and to grab and hold
on to power herself. In fact it helps her if the poor and underprivileged keep multiplying
so that she can play her politics of poverty.

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Shrek33 an hour ago Munisammappa
we have congressi supporter....lol..please don't involve me into another garbage of
politics..

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Shrek33 2 hours ago
all these days, Mr. singh was too happy to be with congress and supporting them like no other
tomorrow, now he chooses to be against them...bahut hi dogli rajneeti hai yeh...it is always
like that only....

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Modi Govt. 2 hours ago
not any more.

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Rakesh Iyer 2 hours ago
All these politicians have nothing else to do in life.. instead of wasting energy, money and time
on books and blame game... they should focus on development of nation ..

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David Hawks 2 hours ago Rakesh Iyer
HT is a anti national newspaper like corrupt congress, because Vinod sharma is a
cheap member of corrupt congress in RS,

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MVM 3 hours ago
May be she is not under "OMERTA"1

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Ishtiaq Ahmad khan 3 hours ago
Without any iota of doubt what Mr Natwar singh has written in his Book is absolutely right .
Otherwise Why suddenly after a Very long period of almost 10 Years or so, she decided to
meet mr natwar singh & she Visited Natwar singh's house to meet him . Surly he is not a
Mahant, sadhu neither he is a Mawlana , Or Priest , that she had Gone there just to take their
Bleesing & Aashirwaad ? "

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