Why would Rahul Gandhi believe Gen. Naravane's social media post about the availability of his book "Four Stars of Destiny" over Penguin Random House India's statement?
Rahul Gandhi cited a December 15, 2023 social media post by former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane’s memoir Four Stars of Destiny was “available now” to challenge publisher Penguin Random House India’s claim that the book has not yet been published. The reality is the writer was only saying the book is available for pre-booking purchase just like new car models often had pre-booking to understand the demand. But the book was never published. This was confirmed by publisher Penguin Random House India and author Gen. (Retd) MM Naravane. The book launch was postponed due to objections and review by top defence and Indian Army officials. But congress leader Rahul Gandhi lied by saying the book is available online in Amazon which Amazon India denied. Then Rahul Gandi again lied by saying the book is available at online stores abroad because Indian books can be launched online abroad only after they were launched in India. All abroad sites displayed ‘out of stock’ message on their w...