Sonia Gandhi Recounts Regret Over 1999 Decision in Memoir

In her memoir, Sonia Gandhi writes that she regrets not heeding the advice of Congress leader Arjun Singh, who urged caution during the 1999 political episode. She says she instead followed the counsel of another leader, whom she does not name. Gandhi describes that leader as having later proved to be thoroughly dishonest. The reflection centres on an assurance of support that, according to her account, never materialised. The excerpt is drawn from her memoir and reflects her own retrospective account of events.