New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi explained that giving up her Italian passport and adopting Indian citizenship felt more difficult, as it was a part of herself that she had brought from Italy.

In her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', Gandhi said that the passport allowed her to visit her parents without filling many forms. However, her visits to Italy decreased over time, and she couldn't relate to the life there anymore.

"Soon a new question arose from the changes in our lives: that of my nationality. I'd kept my Italian passport because it was the part of me that I brought to India, the Italy that my proud and patriotic father had fought for with his comrades. Also, I could visit ...