Word: gandhis
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...always certain that if I ever found myself in the position that I am today, I would follow my inner voice. Today, the inner voice tells me I must humbly decline this post." Sonia Gandhi, president of India's Congress Party, turning down the position of Prime Minister after her party was voted into power...
NOTEBOOK: A Gandhi wins in India; the outlook for outsourcing; John Kerry: The Movie...
...movie moguls might have imagined the saga of a beautiful Italian girl who follows her prince to a faraway land, finding love, tragedy and heartbreak before finally triumphing as a leader of her adopted people. Last week the story came true. TV pundits who for months had predicted Sonia Gandhi's disastrous election defeat found themselves explaining a sensational victory instead. Outgoing Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee grudgingly praised the "strong and diverse" democracy that rejected him. But most dazed of all, it seemed, was Sonia...
...Gandhi-Family Values Your report on the political fortunes of the Gandhi family noted its place in India's political heritage [April 26]. There is no doubt that Sonia Gandhi is a very courageous lady. It takes guts for a shy and retiring woman to enter politics and assume leadership of the Congress Party. It requires even more courage for her to allow her son and daughter to go into politics, a way of life that was responsible for the death of her mother-in-law and husband. Whether or not Sonia Gandhi can lead the Congress Party to victory...
...labored to eat then, and I labor to eat now." Sant Raj, Indian farmhand, saying government neglect of the rural poor drove him to vote against the Bharatiya Janata Party, which lost India's general election to Sonia Gandhi's Congress Party...