NEW DELHI: Putting an end to swirling market speculation, Penguin Random House India (PRHI) issued a formal clarification on Friday stating that it is not the publisher for Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s highly anticipated memoir, titled “Belonging: A Journey of Love”, in the Indian market.

The clarification comes shortly after the American publishing house Alfred A. Knopf—an imprint under the global Penguin Random House group—announced that the memoir is scheduled for a worldwide release on November 10.

The statement directly counters a media report suggesting the publishing house backed out due to disagreements over proposed editorial revisions. While clarifying its stance, PRHI maintained that although it remained keen to bring the title to readers, fact-checking and editorial recommendations are standard responsibilities of the publishing process, declining to comment further on confidential author discussions.

This development adds to a series of publishing controversies for PRHI in recent months. In June, the publisher halted the distribution of journalist Joe Sacco’s graphic novel centered on the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots, citing regulatory, legal, and market factors related to an inaccurate map. Earlier in February, the house also clarified that it had not printed former Army Chief General M.M. Naravane’s memoir, “Four Stars of Destiny”, shortly after copies surfaced during parliamentary debates.

As the domestic rights and distribution pathway for “Belonging” continue to unfold, the memoir remains one of the most closely watched literary releases of the year.