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The story behind Sonia Gandhi's two finger salute to Pranab Mukherjee

When CPM leader Sitaram Yechury extolled the former president's elephantine memory, Sonia smiled and raised two fingers he actually had the memory of two elephants.

Congress president Sonia Gandhi is a recurring personality in former president Pranab Mukherjee's book, The Coalition Years. Big insights include one of Mukherjee getting the impression that she would appoint Manmohan Singh as president and make Pranab prime minister in 2012.

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