{
  "id": 19320101,
  "title": "Sonia was 'shocked' by Pranab's 'long-held desire' to be PM; his daughter asks why",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/sonia-was-shocked-by-pranabs-long-held-desire-to-be-pm-his-daughter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-10T09:33:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sonia-gandhi-was-shocked-by-pranab-mukherjees-long-held-desire-to-be-pm-his-daughter-asks-why/articleshow/135706371.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has recalled how Pranab Mukherjee hinted at his ambition to become prime minister during a 2010 conversation, leaving her \"shocked\". Her account in her memoir has drawn a sharp response from Mukherjee's daughter Sharmishtha, who questioned Sonia's reaction, saying there was nothing wrong with her father aspiring for the top post. Sonia also revisits her 2004…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}