Men behind the women leaders
Behind every successful man there is a woman. But the reverse is true for some high-profile women political leaders, whose husbands gave them the freedom to go ahead while taking a backseat themselves. - West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee is an exception. She lives up to her title-- the iron lady. She is a powerful woman leader who has walked alone with a single-minded approach. Perhaps she was too busy for love or marriage.
- Fiesty BJP leader Sushma Swaraj, who holds the distinction of being the youngest cabinet minister in Haryana, got married to senior lawyer Swaraj Kaushal, who was the Mizoram governor, in 1975. The couple was named the 'Distinguished Couple' in the
- Though unmarried, Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's relationship with former chief minister of Tamil Nadu M.G. Ramachandran (MGR) is often described as love. Both were actor-turned-politicians and had acted together in 30 movies. In fact,
- Rajya Sabha MP Renuka Chowdhary and her husband Sridhar Chowdhary, an entrepreneur, have a great understanding about their professions. Though they don't interfere in each other's work, Sridhar often pitches in for poll campaigns. He guides her in
- Congress MP Ambika Soni's husband Uday, an IFS officer, is a proud husband. He was all praise for Ambika for the way she balanced work and life. He was once quoted as saying: "Even when I was posted abroad for 30 years, she did find time to be with
- They dated for over three years and got married as per Hindu traditions in 1968. Sonia, a shy foreigner, was accepted by Rajiv's mother and former PM Indira Gandhi. Sonia was happy being a housewife and taking care of their children-- Rahul and
- Rajiv Gandhi and Sonia Gandhi's love story bears every element of a Bollywood flick. It was love at first sight for former PM Rajiv Gandhi and Congress supremo Sonia, who belonged to a working class strata in Italy's Turin. At Cambridge university
- The tragedy struck with the death of Vinod in 1987. The same year, Sheila was asked to join the Congress by former PM Rajiv Gandhi. And since then she hasn't looked back. She has been the Delhi CM for three consecutive terms. One of her sons Sandeep
- But like any inter-caste marriage in '70s they faced opposition at home, because Sheila wasn't a Brahmin. Vinod's family wasn't sure if Sheila from Punjabi Khatri family, convent educated and independent would adjust to their conservative family.
- Well, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit was once struck by a love bug. Sheila and Vinod Dikshit, the son of former West Bengal Governor Late Uma Shankar Dikshit, fell in love during their college days. The love-struck college buddies went on long
Behind every successful man there is a woman. But the reverse is true for some high-profile women political leaders, whose husbands gave them the freedom to go ahead while taking a backseat themselves.
Men behind the women leaders
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