Rahul Gandhi not the only Indian leader mentioned by Barack Obama in his memoir. Check whom else he talked about

Former US president Barack Obama’s upcoming memoir has created a buzz on social media, during which he has likened Congress chief Rahul Gandhi with a “student eager to impress the teacher.” According to the publishers, the e-book, titled ‘A Promised Land’, gives insights into the dynamics of US partisan politics and worldwide diplomacy.

The New York Times has reviewed Obama’s memoir, highlighting the political leaders from world wide he has talked about. Obama says Gandhi has “a nervous, unformed quality about him, as if he were a student who’d done the coursework and was eager to impress the teacher but deep down lacked either the aptitude or the passion to master the subject,” in line with The New York Times evaluation.

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However, the Member of Parliament from Wayanad just isn’t solely Indian chief Obama has talked about in his much-awaited e-book. The former US president has additionally talked about Congress president Sonia Gandhi, apparently speaking in regards to the “beauty” of ladies leaders. The NYT evaluation famous, “we are told of the handsomeness of men like Charlie Crist and Rahm Emanuel, but not the beauty of women, except for one or two instances, as in the case of Sonia Gandhi.”

Former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh additionally reportedly finds point out in Obama’s memoir as he remembers Singh as “having a kind of impassive integrity.” “Former US Secretary of Defence Bob Gates and former Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh both come across as having a kind of impassive integrity,” NYT evaluation quoted Obama from the memoir. The 768-page memoir, the primary of a two-part memoir, is more likely to hit the stands on November 17, after which extra particulars about his view on Indian leaders are anticipated to emerge.

“Obama takes readers on a compelling journey from his earliest political aspirations to the pivotal Iowa caucus victory that demonstrated the power of grassroots activism to the watershed night of November 4, 2008, when he was elected 44th president of the United States,” the Crown Publishing Group wrote on its web site, describing the e-book.

(With PTI inputs)