Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Congress Alleges Penguin Sought Memoir Changes Over Modi
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticized a statement from Penguin India.
He said the statement was weak.
Gogoi alleged that the publisher wanted references to Narendra Modi, the RSS and China removed from Sonia Gandhi’s memoir.
He compared this with Penguin India’s publication of Modi’s book “Exam Warriors.”
He also said the publisher had published several books about the RSS.
Gogoi suggested that people in the government might be worried about the memoir.
The article does not give the full details of Penguin India’s statement.
The allegations therefore remain Gogoi’s position in the report.
Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi criticized Penguin India’s statement as “weak.”
Gogoi alleged Penguin India sought removal of references to Narendra Modi, the RSS and China from Sonia Gandhi’s memoir.
He noted Penguin India has published Narendra Modi’s “Exam Warriors.”
Gogoi also cited several books about the RSS that Penguin India was willing to publish.
Gogoi suggested some government figures feared the memoir would be read by the Indian public.
- Who
- Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, Penguin India and Sonia Gandhi are central to the report.
- What
- Gogoi alleged that Penguin India sought removal of references to Narendra Modi, the RSS and China from Sonia Gandhi’s memoir.
- When
- The article does not specify when the alleged request or statement occurred.
- Where
- The issue concerns Penguin India and the Indian public.
- Why
- Gogoi said some people in the government may have feared that the memoir would be read by the Indian public.
Congress’s allegations
Penguin India’s stated position
Removal of references
Congress’s allegations
Gaurav Gogoi alleged that Penguin India sought removal of references to Narendra Modi, the RSS and China from Sonia Gandhi’s memoir.
Penguin India’s stated position
Penguin India issued a statement, but the article does not provide its detailed explanation or position on the alleged removals.
Publishing standards
Congress’s allegations
Gogoi questioned Penguin India’s position by noting that it was willing to publish Modi’s “Exam Warriors” and several books on the RSS.
Penguin India’s stated position
Penguin India’s statement is referenced, but the article does not include enough detail to assess the publisher’s rationale.
Government pressure
Congress’s allegations
Gogoi suggested that people in the government were afraid the memoir would be read by the Indian public.
Penguin India’s stated position
The report presents this as Gogoi’s suggestion and does not provide independent confirmation or a detailed response from the government.
- Book
- Sonia Gandhi’s memoir
- Publisher
- Penguin India
- Congress figure
- Gaurav Gogoi
- Alleged references targeted for removal
- Narendra Modi, the RSS and China
- Cited Penguin publication
- “Exam Warriors” by Narendra Modi
- Gogoi’s assessment
- He described Penguin India’s statement as “weak.”
- Suggested concern
- Gogoi suggested that some government figures feared public readership of the memoir.