Sonia Gandhi shares heartbreaking details about her firstborn son who died prematurely

Congress leader <b>Sonia Gandhi</b> has shared a deeply personal account in her newly released memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love, detailing the tragic loss of her first son. The child was born prematurely on January 18, 1969, arriving two months before her due date. Sonia Gandhi writes that despite appearing healthy at birth with thick black hair, the newborn survived for only a few hours. She recalls hearing the baby's first cry and falling in love with him immediately, while former prime minister Indira Gandhi had earlier greeted the pregnancy with unusual warmth. The heartbreaking tragedy left both parents deeply shocked and grief-stricken. Sonia Gandhi writes that her husband, former prime minister Rajiv Gandhi, broke down and cried alongside her despite his restrained upbringing.