Ex-Army chief MM Naravane's book available on Amazon, got pre-order link: Rahul Gandhi's big charge after Penguin India's statement

Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday said that former Army chief General MM Naravane's book that he quoted in the Parliament, is available on Amazon and that Naravane had himself sent him the pre-order link of the book.

Gandhi's statement comes shortly after the book's publisher Penguin Random House India said that the book has not been made public in any form and has not been published and sold.

Penguin Random House India on Monday said that former Chief of Army Staff Manoj Mukund Naravane’s memoir has not been published in any form, hours after the Delhi Police registered a case over the alleged circulation of an unauthorised copy of the book on social media and online platforms.

The clarification came amid growing controversy over Naravane’s memoir Four Stars of Destiny, which is yet to receive official clearance from authorities.

In an official statement, Penguin Random House India said it holds the sole publishing rights to the memoir but has not released the book in print or digital form.

"We wish to make it clear that the book has not gone into publication. No copies of the book - in print or digital form - have been published, distributed, sold, or otherwise made available to the public by Penguin Random House India," the statement said.

The publisher warned that any version of the book currently in circulation, whether in print, PDF or digital format, amounts to copyright infringement and must be stopped immediately.