The memoir, which recounts Sonia’s childhood in post-war Italy, meeting Rajiv Gandhi at Cambridge, her life in India and more, went on sale on Tuesday. Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday strongly backed her mother Sonia Gandhi’s newly released memoir, accusing. Priyanka Gandhi defends mother Sonia Gandhi's memoir 'Belonging', saying she has the right to tell her story and accusing the BJP of spreading lies.