{
  "id": 19654951,
  "title": "VHP Calls Sonia Gandhi's Memoir 'Anti-Hindu', Demands Public Apology From Congress Leader",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/vhp-calls-sonia-gandhis-memoir-anti-hindu-demands-public-apology-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-12T13:08:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/vhp-calls-sonia-gandhis-memoir-anti-hindu-demands-public-apology-from-congress-leader"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has criticized Sonia Gandhi's memoir, accusing it of being anti-Hindu and calling for a public apology from the Congress leader. VHP spokesperson Shriraj Nair stated that Gandhi's book is an attempt to win over Muslim voters in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and to strengthen the Congress's bargaining position in seat-sharing talks with its allies. Nair pointed out that Gandhi expresses sadness over the Babri Masjid demolition and the Batla House encounter but does not express sorrow for the deaths of Pandits in Kashmir or Hindu tourists in Pahalgam.\n\nSurendra Jain, another VHP spokesperson, called the book \"anti-national\" and demanded an apology from Gandhi. He accused her of selectively ignoring violence against Hindus, such as the 1984 Sikh massacre, and questioned whether she intervened to prevent it. VHP leaders also raised concerns about unauthorised mosques in Mumbai, claiming their activists had identified five such structures.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: Sonia Gandhi’s memoir is an attempt to appease Muslim voters ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and a ploy to strengthen the Congress’s bargaining position in seat-sharing negotiations with its allies, Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) spokesperson Shriraj Nair said on Thursday. He made the remarks during an informal interaction with the media on the occasion of Diwali. “It is an…",
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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."
}