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Penguin India Denies External Pressure over Sonia Gandhi Memoir: 'Impasse on Particular Issue'
Congress leaders allege pressure over passages critical of the government, while Penguin Random House India disputes that account and says it remained willing to publish the book.
- On Monday, Penguin Random House India denied external pressure regarding the cancellation of Sonia Gandhi's memoir, "Belonging: A Journey of Love," citing an "impasse over a particular issue" during editorial discussions.
- Congress leaders alleged the publisher faced political pressure to remove sections critical of the government, though PRHI maintained it "remained keen and willing to publish the book" while discussions occurred.
- PRHI spokesperson Pallavi Narayan stressed that editorial scrutiny and recommendations are part of a "normal editorial process," rejecting claims of outside intervention in the decision.
- Despite the Indian impasse, the memoir will proceed with its worldwide release on November 10 through Alfred A. Knopf, a U.S.-based imprint of Penguin Random House.
- The 79-year-old politician's memoir promises to detail her life from post-war Italy to her leadership of the Congress party, covering her family's extraordinary political legacy.
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Sonia Gandhi Memoir Row: Penguin Denies External Pressure, Says Talks Hit ‘Impasse’
<p>Penguin Random House India has denied allegations that external pressure influenced its decision not to publish Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s memoir in India. The publisher said on Monday that discussions over Belonging: A Journey of Love reached an impasse over “a particular issue” during the normal editorial process. PRHI said the matter could not be resolved with the author’s representatives, who subsequently decided not to proceed with t…
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No external pressure on Sonia book, it came down to one issue: Penguin India
Penguin Random House India has denied any external pressure influenced its decision not to publish Sonia Gandhi's memoir, 'Belonging: A Journey of Love', stating an 'impasse over a particular issue' led to the author's team withdrawing the book.
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- 34% of the sources lean Left, 33% of the sources are Center, 33% of the sources lean Right
34% Left
L 34%
C 33%
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