"Sonia Gandhi Not Retiring": Congress Leader After "Innings Conclude" Remark
NDTV
Addressing the Congress's 85th plenary session, Sonia Gandhi had said she was happy that her "innings could conclude" with the recent Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi is not retiring from politics yet, party leader Alka Lamba said on Sunday, a day after the 76-year-old said she was happy that her "innings could conclude" with the recent cross-country public outreach march Bharat Jodo Yatra.
"Sonia Gandhi has clarified she is not retiring from politics and will continue to be the guiding force," Ms Lamba said in her address at the Congress's three-day brainstorming convention in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur.
Ms Gandhi, who was present in the audience at the Congress's 85th plenary session, was seen smiling in assent.
Addressing 15,000 delegates on the second day of the conclave, Ms Gandhi had said, "What gratifies me most, is that my innings could conclude with the Bharat Jodo Yatra. The Yatra has come as a turning point. It has proved that the people of India overwhelmingly want harmony, tolerance and equality."
