{
  "id": 5740844,
  "title": "‘Why drag the government into it?’: BJP’s Ram Madhav on Sonia Gandhi’s book",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/why-drag-the-government-into-it-bjps-ram-madhav-on-sonia-gandhis-book",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T07:21:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Indian Express",
    "slug": "the-indian-express",
    "url": "https://indianexpress.com/article/india/sonia-gandhi-memoir-row-ram-madhav-government-role-10864292/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav commented on the controversy surrounding Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and her upcoming memoir, Belonging: A Journey of Love. Madhav, himself an author, said the government had no role in the matter, stating, \"It's between the author and the publisher, and finally, it was the author who decided she didn't want to go ahead with the publisher. Where is the government in this?\" The disagreement between Gandhi and Penguin Random House India (PRHI) stemmed from the publisher's request for editorial changes and deletions in her manuscript. Gandhi refused to make those changes. Senior Congress leaders alleged external pressure from PRHI to remove content related to India's relations with China and Prime Minister Modi's rule, but PRHI denied these claims, stating there was no external pressure. After the two parties could not reach an understanding, Gandhi's team opted not to proceed with the publishing deal. The book will now be published by HarperCollins India on November 10.",
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        "outlet": "The Indian Express - India",
        "title": "‘Why drag the government into it?’: BJP’s Ram Madhav on Sonia Gandhi’s book",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/why-drag-the-government-into-it-bjps-ram-madhav-on-sonia-gandhis-book-5742401",
        "published": "2026-09-05T07:21:41.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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