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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi<\/a> on Tuesday reacted to the FIR filed by Delhi Police over the alleged circulation of former Army chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane\u2019s “unpublished memoir” and to the clarification issued by its publisher, Penguin Random House India.Speaking to reporters, Rahul questioned Penguin\u2019s claim that the book had not been published and suggested there were contradictions between the publisher\u2019s stand and statements made earlier by General Naravane.\u201cHere is a tweet from Mr Naravane which says \u2013 \u2018Just follow the link to my book\u2019,\u201d Gandhi said.\u201cThe point I am making is \u2013 either Mr Naravane is lying or it is Penguin which is lying. I don\u2019t think the former Army chief will lie,\u201d he added.Gandhi argued that despite Penguin\u2019s assertion that the memoir had not been released, it appeared to have been publicly promoted in the past.\u201cPenguin says the book has not been published. But the book is available on Amazon. Gen. Naravane has tweeted, \u2018Please buy my book in 2023.\u2019 I believe Naravane ji over Penguin. Do you believe Penguin over Naravane ji?\u201d he asked.The Congress<\/a> leader alleged that the contents of the memoir might be the reason behind the current row.\u201cI believe Naravane ji has made certain statements in his book which are inconvenient for the government of India and the Prime Minister of India. Obviously, you have to decide if Penguin or the former Army chief is telling the truth,\u201d Gandhi said.His remarks came a day after Penguin Random House India (PRHI) issued a statement asserting that it holds exclusive publishing rights to the memoir Four Stars of Destiny and that the book has not yet been officially released.\u201cPenguin Random House India would like to clarify that we hold the sole publishing rights for the book \u2018Four Stars of Destiny\u2019, a memoir by General Manoj Mukund Naravane, former Chief of the Indian Army<\/a>. We wish to make it clear that the book has not gone into publication,\u201d the publisher said.The company further stated that no copies of the book had been made available in any format. Penguin warned that any version of the memoir currently in circulation would amount to copyright infringement.\u201cAny copies of the book currently in circulation, in whole or in part, whether in print, digital, PDF, or any other format, online or offline, on any platform, constitutes an infringement of PRHI\u2019s copyright and must immediately be ceased,\u201d it said, adding that legal action would be pursued against unauthorised dissemination.Earlier, Delhi Police registered an FIR and tasked its Special Cell with investigating the alleged leak or circulation of the manuscript in digital and other formats.The issue first surfaced last week when Gandhi was seen holding up what he claimed was a copy of the memoir in the Parliament complex. He sought to cite excerpts from the book in the Lok Sabha from February 2 onward but was prevented from doing so on the grounds that it had not yet been officially published.<\/div>\n\n