# Sonia Gandhi's Book: Debate on Modi's India and Voting Politics - Original post: https://www.twitter.com/i/status/2120195726018003024 - Source account: [@desimojito](https://x.com/desimojito) - Source language: Hindi - Target language: English - Duration: 2:34 - Published: 2026-11-10 - Machine translated. 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[0:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=2) Okay, can we—can I get Pradeep Bhandari on screen? [0:04](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=4) Satish, buddy, coming back to you. Pradeep Bhandari. [0:07](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=7) I want to ask you two or three questions. [0:09](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=9) In Sonia Gandhi's book, in Sonia ji's book... [0:12](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=12) The book I'm holding right now... This book... [0:14](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=14) It says in this book... Narendra Modi was fighting for his vision of India. [0:20](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=20) For his vision of India. Narendra Modi's idea of India is shaped by RSS ideology. [0:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=26) It reinforced a kind of extremist thinking, in which their religion and culture were above those of others. [0:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=35) My India stands against domination. It stood for secularism. [0:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=39) That means Narendra Modi puts his culture above others. [0:42](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=42) The culture of his religion. Amish ji, absolutely, it's a battle between two ideas of India. [0:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=46) Sonia Gandhi's idea of India says that... [0:48](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=48) Shed tears for the terrorists of Batla House. [0:50](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=50) Sonia Gandhi's secularism says that The 26/11 terrorist attacks should be called an RSS conspiracy. [0:54](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=54) Sonia Gandhi's idea of India says that against the accused in the Ayodhya and Banaras blasts when the Samajwadi Party goes there, say nothing. [1:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=62) Sonia Gandhi's idea of India says that Call Hafiz Saeed “Hafiz Saeed ji.” [1:05](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=65) Sonia Gandhi's idea of India says that Shower Zakir Naik with garlands. [1:08](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=68) Sonia Gandhi's idea of India calls Hindus violent, calls Sanatan dengue, malaria, and AIDS, and over Ayodhya, on the sacred land of Lord Shri Ram, does not believe in a grand temple. [1:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=77) Their idea of India, this secularism, says that the ownership of secularism belongs only to Hindus. [1:21](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=81) That's why the entire Gandhi-Badwa family went over to Babur's cannon. [1:23](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=83) But he didn't go to Ayodhya to visit Lord Shri Ram's temple. [1:26](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=86) And Prime Minister Narendra Modi's idea of India is cultural nationalism, within which Article 370 was abrogated. [1:32](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=92) Let's talk about the idea of India. The Samajwadi Party says this too. [1:35](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=95) Sanatan Pandey says very clearly, “We had them shot. What can you do?” [1:39](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=99) This is precisely anti-Hindu sentiment, which is why they are sitting in the opposition, and this is an attempt to become an election-time Hindu. [1:43](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=103) They're in government too. Because of this, they think they can win in Uttar Pradesh. [1:46](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=106) If Muslims and Yadavs come together, a story will take shape. [1:49](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=109) Your story will fall behind. And, and look, one thing is absolutely clear. [1:53](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=113) Understand this. Look, the Hindu vote is divided along caste lines. [1:58](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=118) The other side's vote is cast as a solid bloc. [2:00](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=120) Many political pundits have explained this time and again. [2:02](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=122) This is their politics of appeasement. This is what appeasement is not. [2:06](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=126) No, since 2014, Amish ji. But it happened in 2024. [2:10](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=130) The Samajwadi Party won. There were separate internal reasons in 2024 and then later on within Uttar Pradesh's bipole, we won a majority. Okay, okay. [2:17](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=137) Amish ji, you admitted one thing: democracy in this country has survived only because Hindus vote for different parties in different places. [2:25](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=145) Muslims vote in just one place. You admitted that, didn't you? I didn't admit that. [2:28](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=148) It's already happened. Appeasement of Muslims. [2:30](https://www.translate.mom/transcript/WFkpWj2E8nfZ/en/sonia-gandhi-s-book-debate-on-modi-s-india-and-voting-politics?t=150) It's a fact, right? There's some fact to it, right?