New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Former President Pranab Mukherjee's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee on Tuesday defended her father's ambition to become Prime Minister after Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) chairperson Sonia Gandhi described him as someone who never gave up his aspiration for the top post, in her memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' released on Tuesday.

Reacting to Sonia Gandhi's account of her interaction with Pranab Mukherjee in 2010, Sharmistha questioned why his ambition should come as a surprise, saying that it was backed by decades of experience in politics and governance, hard work and intellectual ability.

"What's there to get 'shocked' about? Is it a crime to be ambitious, especially when that 'ambition' was supported b...