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Sonia Gandhi says Pranab Mukherjee 'shocked' her with PM hint, his daughter reacts

short by Bhuvnesh Ojha / on Tuesday, 10 November, 2026
Congress leader Sonia Gandhi, in her memoir 'Belonging: A Journey Of Love', said Pranab Mukherjee, in 2010, "shocked" her by suggesting a "change at the top". "I understood it as a hint of his long-held desire to become PM," she stated. Reacting to her remarks, Pranab's daughter Sharmistha Mukherjee said, "Is it a crime to be ambitious?"