From The New Indian Express
Center Owned by Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.Sonia Gandhi breaks silence on memoir row, says Penguin was uneasy with government criticism
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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has broken her silence on the controversy surrounding her upcoming memoir, saying that publisher Penguin Random House India was “uneasy” with criticism of the government and subsequently withdrew from publishing the book. She described the publisher’s decision as an attempt to censor the memoir and expressed disappointment that the book will not go ahead.
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New Delhi: Breaking her silence on the censorship row involving her upcoming memoir, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said that publisher Penguin Random House India was "uneasy" with criticism of the government. While she was disappointed that the publisher did not go ahead…
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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said Penguin Random House India was "uneasy" with criticism of the government in her forthcoming memoir, breaking her silence on the controversy surrounding the book's publication. Gandhi said she was disappointed, but not surprised, by the…
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New Delhi: Breaking her silence on the censorship row over her upcoming memoir, Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said publisher Penguin Random House India was "uneasy" with criticism of the government. She was disappointed the publisher did not go ahead with the book, she…
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Congress Parliamentary Party chairperson Sonia Gandhi has said Penguin Random House India was "uneasy" with criticism of the government in her forthcoming memoir, breaking her silence on the controversy surrounding the book's publication. Gandhi said she was disappointed, but not surprised, by the…