New Delhi, Feb 22: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said becoming a Prime Minister was not a priority before her and accused BJP of raking up the issue of her foreign origin as the party-led government at the Centre had "totally failed". "For me, that is not a priority. Let us see when the time comes," she said in an interview when asked why the Congress was not coming forward on the issue of leadership of anti-BJP alliance.
To a query whether she felt that her being born in Italy was a liability, the Congress president said it might work adversely with some voters but "I have never felt that I am a foreigner. I am an Indian absolutely."
On the issue of her children Priyanka Vadra Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi joining active politics, Sonia Gandhi remarked, “I have repeatedly said that the choice is theirs.” When prodded further and asked to comment in her capacity as the Congress chief and not as a mother, she chose to maintain diplomatic silence.

Bureau Report