NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor appeared to take a swipe at the controversy over errors in Sonia Gandhi‘s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, after drawing attention to a typo in his own social media post about the Bharat Summit. Tharoor, who had mistakenly written #BgaratSummit while sharing a video of his speech at the event, later apologised and corrected the hashtag. He subsequently shared a link to an interview and review of Sonia Gandhi’s book, captioning it: “A couple of typos are being fixed online!”
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In a post on X, Tharoor acknowledged the error in his earlier post and said he was unable to edit it.“Apologies, unable to edit the typo for some reason. Of course I meant the #BharatSummit!”
Tharoor’s post apologising for the Bharat Summit typo
The Congress MP had earlier shared a link to his full speech at the opening dinner of the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad on Thursday. However, the hashtag in his post appeared as #BgaratSummit instead of #BharatSummit.Soon after, Tharoor shared a separate post linking to an interview titled Sonia Gandhi, ‘Belonging’ And Why This Story Lies On Other Side Of Politics: my review of the book everyone is talking about. The post carried the caption, “A couple of typos are being fixed online!”, in what appeared to be a reference to the discussion around errors in Sonia Gandhi’s recently released memoir.Tharoor’s post sharing the interview and referring to typos being fixed online
Controversy around Sonia Gandhi’s memoir
Sonia Gandhi’s memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, was released in India on November 10. The book traces her childhood in post-war Italy, her relationship with former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, her life in the Gandhi family and her experiences in Indian politics.
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The memoir has also drawn political reactions, with BJP leaders questioning several of Sonia Gandhi’s accounts of key events, including the 1984 anti-Sikh riots, the Babri Masjid demolition, the Batla House encounter and the Emergency.BJP spokesperson CR Kesavan had criticised the book, saying it attempted to “whitewash” the historical wrongs of the Nehru-Gandhi family and the Congress. He also questioned Sonia Gandhi’s account of her emotional responses to certain incidents and her references to the Emergency imposed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi.Tharoor’s posts came amid the online discussion surrounding the memoir and his own typo in the Bharat Summit post.