'Bound to be tamasha when book comes out'
New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said there is bound to be some 'tamasha' when her memoir comes out next month. In her second post on social media platform, X, after she joined it last week, Gandhi put out another sneak peek video on her upcoming memoir "Belonging: A Journey of Love" that is releasing on November 10.
"There's bound to be some tamasha [spectacle] when this book comes out. After all, others have spent decades telling my 'story', now it's my turn," she said in her post.
The memoir is scheduled for publication by HarperCollins India, following a breakdown in the earlier publishing arrangement with Penguin Random House India (PRHI).
The book reportedly chronicles Gandhi's journey from her childhood in post-war Italy to her move to India and marriage to former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi. It is also expected to cover the major tragedies that transformed the Gandhi family.
PRHI denied allegations that it had refused to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir over editorial changes, saying the claim "does not accurately reflect the circumstances".
The publisher said fact-checking and editorial recommendations were part of its normal process and that it had remained "willing and keen" to publish the book.
"...Some may change their view about me. Some people's view may become worse but that is what it is. There is bound to be a tamasha (spectacle)," she said....
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