Sonia Gandhi Predicts Political ‘Tamasha’ Ahead Of November 10 Memoir Release

Congress Parliamentary Party Chairperson Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday anticipated a political ‘tamasha’ following the release of her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, scheduled for November 10.

In a message on X, she wrote, “There’s bound to be some tamasha when this book comes out. After all, others have spent decades telling my ‘story’, now it’s my turn.”

There’s bound to be some tamasha when this book comes out. After all, others have spent decades telling my “story”, now it’s my turn. https://t.co/jDy5vBI8ey

— Sonia Gandhi (@SoniaGandhi) October 27, 2026

Her post featured a short video in which she explained her decision to share her experiences after spending a lifetime being written about.

Captions accompanying the clip also revealed that she was ‘totally against’ her husband Rajiv Gandhi becoming Prime Minister when he was asked to take up the position.

Sonia Gandhi Shares First Look of Book

On October 22, Sonia Gandhi joined Instagram and introduced her forthcoming memoir through her first post on the platform.

“Hello everyone, I’m truly grateful to share this moment with you all: The first look of ‘Belonging: A Journey of Love’. It is a story of love, duty, loss, and finding a place to belong. I look forward to sharing it with you,” she wrote.

A video accompanying the post showed Sonia Gandhi receiving the first copies of her book and sharing sweets with her daughter, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The two also embraced.

Sonia Gandhi has since attracted more than 10,700 Instagram followers. Her account follows her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, along with the Indian National Congress.

Alfred A. Knopf will publish the memoir internationally, while HarperCollins India will release it in the country. Pre-orders are already open.

HarperCollins described the book as a deeply personal account of love, identity, duty and belonging, offering an insider’s perspective on India’s journey.

Earlier reports claimed Penguin India had declined to publish the memoir over disagreements concerning editorial changes. The publishing house subsequently rejected those claims.

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