Sonia Gandhi is the world’s fourth richest politician, said Business Insider, a U.S. based internet news aggregator and publisher. As per the report, the UPA chairperson’s wealth is currently valued at $2-19 billion (Rs 10,000-45,000 crore).
The wide range given, $2-19 billion is a giveaway that these numbers may have been plucked out of a hat.
As per Netapedia, an online encyclopedia about India’s politicians and the political events, Sonia Gandhi has movable assets worth 
1, 17, 70,468 and immovable assets worth 20, 24,300. This financial information was as per affidavit filed before the 2009 general elections.
Firstpost’s own estimate, based on income disclosed by Sonia Gandhi during the last general elections and the income-generating assets she owns, suggests that her annual income cannot be more than Rs 50-75 lakh.
Given the wide range within which her assumed wealth is estimated, it is obvious that Business Insider is not sure what the numbers really are. The online publication has sourced the story to a website called ‘World’s Luxury Guide’. Luxury Guide in turn traces its information to five other sources like OpenSecrets.org, Forbes.com, Bloomberg.com, Wikipedia.org, and Guardian.co.uk.
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This article is meant to confuse people…..SONIA GANDHI IS A CROOK BY ALL MEANS, AND SHE IS PROBABLY THE RICHEST POLITICAN IN THE WORLD….SHE HIDES HER MONEY WELL, THAT IS WHY THE NUMBERS RANGE SO MUCH….THE CONGRESS PARTY IS AN “ANTI-NATIONAL” ORGANIZATION, AND SONIA GANDHI HEADS IT THAT WAY…
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