Antonio Maino is the
President of Indian National Congress Party. She is the longest serving president
in the history of Congress since 1885. She is better known by her second name;
Sonia Gandhi.
Biography/Wiki
Antonio Maino was born
and brought up in a small village in Italy. There is no authentic information about
the profession of her father. There are some people who alleged him to be an
agent of KGB. However, there are no documents in the public domain which can
substantiate this claim.
Antonio Maino had met
Rajiv Gandhi at Cambridge. She was not a bar tender as being alleged. She used
to work at the hostel bar of Cambridge University as a part time job where she
had a chance meeting with Rajiv Gandhi.
Antonio and Rajiv had
tied the knot in 1968. At that time, Antonio was 22 years old.
Career
Antonia remained out of
public life after marriage. She was absolutely away from politics even when
Rajiv Gandhi was the Prime Minister.
She had made entry into
the world of politics in 1998, seven years after the tragic demise of her
husband. Within six years, she had changed the face of Congress.
Personal
Profile
Date of Birth: 9th December, 1946
Age: 73 Years
Father: Stephano Maino
Mother: Paola Maino
Birth Place: Vizenza, Italy
Religion: Christianity
Educational
Qualification:
Graduate in English
Family
and Relationship:
Widow
Siblings: 2 sisters. Both of her sisters are residing in Italy.
Interesting
and Lesser Known Facts:
- Father of Antanio Maino had fought against Soviet in the Second World War. He was a great admirer of Mussolini. It is alleged that after Second World War, he was somehow contacted by Soviet to work for KGB.
- Antanio had become an Indian Citizen in 1983, 15 years after getting married. She was granted citizenship as per provision of the Citizenship Act, 1955. However, it may be noted that she had applied for Citizenship only after the demise of her father. As long as her father was alive, she didn’t apply for the Indian Citizenship.
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