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BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of ‘camouflaging Congress sins’ in memoir
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The headline in each newspaper
- THE HINDU: Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’ released
- THE INDIAN EXPRESS: ‘Whitewashing’: BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of trying to justify Emergency in her memoir
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The accounts differ
No fact in this story is reported by two newspapers. Below, what each one says, attributed to its newspaper.
Where accounts differ
- The Hindu says the memoir has sparked debate over Pranab Mukherjee’s prime ministerial ambitions; The Indian Express says Telangana is missing from the memoir, as a BRS leader asked.12
- The Indian Express reports, citing a BRS leader, the absence of Telangana from the memoir; Dawn reports the BJP’s accusation that Sonia Gandhi is ‘camouflaging Congress sins’.23
Background
- 2014Gandhi first said she intended to write a memoir in 2014 and worked on it over the following decade, according to Wikipedia.W
- According to Wikipedia, Penguin Random House India’s deal fell through after, according to Gandhi, it asked her to edit critical passages on the BJP, the RSS and Narendra Modi; Penguin denied this.W
AIMade at 04:21 from 3 headlines from 2 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules
The headlines, side by side
- The Hindu · India · 08:10Sonia Gandhi’s memoir ‘Belonging’ releasedRead at the newspaper ↗
- The Indian Express · India · 08:30‘Whitewashing’: BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of trying to justify Emergency in her memoirRead at the newspaper ↗
- Dawn · Pakistan · 04:20BJP accuses Sonia Gandhi of ‘camouflaging Congress sins’ in memoirRead at the newspaper ↗
Words in common
- memoir
- sonia
- gandhi
- accuses
