Row over Sonia Gandhi’s memoir: Deeply concerning, says Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan
· India · The Hindu, Telegraph India
Keralam Chief Minister V.D. Satheesan has strongly criticised Penguin Random House India following reports that the publishing house dropped Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's memoir titled Belonging: A Journey of Love. In a post on X, the Chief Minister described the move as institutional cowardice and warned that compromising the spine of a publishing house compromises democracy itself. He accused the Central government of governing through intimidation and creating an environment terrified of unvarnished facts. The report does not specify the exact reasons given by the publisher for halting the book's release in India.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights growing concerns over freedom of expression and political pressure on major publishing houses operating in India.
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