New Delhi, October 27, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Congress Parliamentary Party (CPP) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi has predicted a political “tamasha” following the release of her memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, scheduled for November 10, saying that after decades of others telling her story, it is now her turn to share her own account.
In a post on X on Tuesday, Sonia Gandhi 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.”
The post was accompanied by a short video in which the Congress leader explained why she decided to share her story after a lifetime of being written about.
Captions accompanying the video also revealed that Sonia Gandhi was “totally against” the idea when her husband, former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, was asked to become the Prime Minister.
On October 22, Sonia Gandhi made her social media debut on Instagram, sharing the first look of her upcoming memoir.
“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 in her first Instagram post.
A video shared alongside the post showed Sonia Gandhi receiving the first copies of the book and sharing sweets with her daughter, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The two were also seen embracing.
Until recently, the CPP Chairperson did not have a social media account. She has since crossed 10,700 followers on Instagram and follows her children, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, as well as the Indian National Congress.
The memoir is scheduled to be released worldwide on November 10, 2026, with pre-orders already open. Alfred A. Knopf is publishing the book globally, while HarperCollins India is handling its release in India.
In a post on X, HarperCollins India announced that it would publish Belonging: A Journey of Love in India on November 10, 2026.
Describing the book as one of the most anticipated political memoirs of the time, the publisher said it offers a deeply personal account of love, identity, duty and belonging, along with an insider’s perspective on India’s journey.
Earlier, reports emerged that Penguin India had declined to publish the memoir following an alleged disagreement over editorial changes. The publishing house subsequently refuted those reports.
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