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Sonia is the widow of Rajiv Gandhi, elder son of Indira Gandhi. She has two children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi. In August 2011, she underwent successful surgery for cervical cancer [87] in the United States at Memorial Sloan–Kettering Cancer Center in New York. [88] She returned to India on 9 September after her treatment.
The stone mosaic that stands at the location where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Sriperumbudur. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. [2] At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [3]
Rajiv's widow, Sonia Gandhi, intervened and asked for clemency for Nalini on the grounds of the latter being a mother. [107] Later, it was reported that Gandhi's daughter, Priyanka, had met Nalini at Vellore Central Prison in March 2008. [108] Nalini regrets the killing of Gandhi and said the real conspirators have not been caught yet. [109] [110]
Sonia Gandhi (née Maino 1946), widow of Rajiv Gandhi. She was born in Italy and took Indian citizenship, 11 years after marrying Rajiv Gandhi. She was the president of the Indian National Congress from 1998 to 2017, from 2019 to 2022 and has served as the Chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance since 2004 till 2023.
When Rajiv Gandhi assumed the Prime Minister's Office, he was allotted to live at 10, Janpath as official residence but he lived at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg while he was prime minister so until then 10, Janpath was vacant. After his assassination, his widow Sonia Gandhi occupied 10, Janpath who later served as the president of Indian National ...
Sonia Gandhi is the longest serving president of the party, having held the office for over twenty years from 1998 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2022. The latest election of president was held on 17 October 2022, [ 12 ] in which Mallikarjun Kharge became the new president defeating Shashi Tharoor in the 2022 Indian National Congress presidential ...
To boost its popularity and improve its performance in the forthcoming election, Congress leaders urged Sonia Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi's widow, to assume leadership of the party. [179] She had previously declined offers to become actively involved in party affairs and had stayed away from politics. [180]
The Rajiv Gandhi Foundation was set up to carry forward the legacy of former Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi. The Jawahar Bhawan Trust, led by Sonia Gandhi met in July, 1991 and passed a resolution inviting the foundation to work in the Jawahar Bhawan. [4] The foundation constituted a group of 8 founding Trustees.