- By Nidhi Giri
- Tue, 09 Dec 2025 12:30 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
The Rouse Avenue Court has issued a notice to Congress MP Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday after a petition was filed by a Delhi-based lawyer seeking the registration of a case against her over the alleged inclusion of her name in the 1980-81 electoral rolls, three years before she acquired Indian citizenship.
The Sessions Court has issued a notice to Sonia Gandhi in a revision petition challenging the Magistrate’s dismissal of a complaint over her alleged inclusion in the 1980-81 electoral rolls. The Court also issued notice to the State and called for the TCR. The court listed the matter for January 6, 2026, reported news agency ANI.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended birthday greetings to Sonia Gandhi and wished her a long life and good health. PM Modi took to the social media platform X and posted, "Birthday greetings to Smt Sonia Gandhi Ji. May she be blessed with a long life and good health."
Sonia Gandhi, who stepped down as Congress President in 2017, remains the longest-serving president of the Indian National Congress, the country's oldest political party. She was succeeded by her son Rahul Gandhi. Born on December 9, 1946, Sonia Gandhi is the daughter of Stefano Maino, a building mason, and Paola Maino.
She grew up in a Roman Catholic family in Orbassano, a small town in Italy, along with her sisters Nadia and Anoushka.
In 1964, she moved to Cambridge, England, to study English, where she met Rajiv Gandhi, who was pursuing engineering. The two fell in love, and in 1968, they married in a Hindu ceremony.
After marriage, Sonia moved into the home of her mother-in-law, then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, entering the complex world of Indian politics, public scrutiny, and national responsibility.
(With Agency Inputs