BRS leader asks why Sonia Gandhi left Telangana out of her new book

Senior Bharat Rashtra Samiti leader Vinod Kumar Boinapalli has questioned why the Telangana statehood movement is missing from Sonia Gandhi's recently released memoir. Three days after the book titled 'Belonging: A Journey of Love' came out, the former Karimnagar MP expressed surprise at the omission. He noted that Gandhi played a key role in the political decisions that led to the formation of Telangana when she served as Congress President and UPA Chairperson. He pointed out that her contribution is widely known in the region because of the historic struggle and the deep public feelings behind it. The long movement included years of protests, strikes, and big sacrifices, resulting in the death of more than 1,200 students and activists. Kumar stated that the book does not even mention the word Telangana. Meanwhile, Andhra Pradesh Congress Committee chief Y S Sharmila shared a different reaction, saying she felt deeply honoured to receive a personally autographed copy of the memoir from Gandhi.

Context

Memoirs by major political figures often focus on personal milestones and central political events, while sometimes leaving out specific regional struggles that critics expect to find. The creation of Telangana in 2014 followed a decades-long demand for a separate state carved out of Andhra Pradesh.