‘I don’t feel contrained by Sonia’

“I am not constrained by the fact that the Congress party’s management is being looked after by Mrs (Sonia) Gandhi.”That’s what Manmohan Singh told the British daily Financial Times, rejecting the BJP’s oft-repeated charge that he was weak Prime Minister and the country is run from 10, Janpath.

“I am not constrained by the fact that the Congress party’s management is being looked after by Mrs (Sonia) Gandhi.”That’s what Manmohan Singh told the British daily Financial Times, rejecting the BJP’s oft-repeated charge that he was weak Prime Minister and the country is run from 10, Janpath.

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Sonia, he said, has carried this “heavy burden” of managing the party. “It is a distinct advantage the fact that the Congress president has carried this heavy burden of managing the party and bringing various political parties together in the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) is a positive element. It’s not a constraint on me.”

Sonia, he said, has carried this “heavy burden” of managing the party. “It is a distinct advantage,” he said.