'I'd quake in my seat': Sonia recalls Indira's temper, early days as bride in memoir

NEW DELHI: A staffer made to stand in a corner, a senior Congress leader ordered to face the wall and another person ignored for days. Indira Gandhi had different ways of dealing with those who triggered her “occasional explosions of temper”, Sonia Gandhi writes in her recently released memoir, recalling her early days as a bride in the Nehru-Gandhi family.In her much-anticipated memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, the senior Congress leader offers a glimpse into the temperament of the former prime minister and her mother-in-law, describing how her sudden outbursts could leave even those around her visibly shaken.The 544-page book, published by HarperCollins India, traces the arc of Sonia's life, from her childhood in post-war Italy and marriage into the Nehru-Gandhi family to the assassination of her husband, Rajiv Gandhi, and her eventual entry into politics.“What I found most alarming was my mother-in-law's occasional explosions of temper.