India, Aug. 28 -- Penguin Random House India has rejected reports that it decided to abandon publication of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi's much-anticipated memoir after she refused proposed editorial changes and deletions.

In a statement posted on its X account on Saturday, the publishing house clarified that it is not the publisher of Belonging: A Journey of Love in India and said reports linking its decision to the book's editorial changes were inaccurate.

The clarification came after a report by The Indian Express claimed that Penguin Random House India had withdrawn from publishing the memoir after Gandhi rejected proposed changes and deletions to sections of the manuscript.

Penguin India said fact-checking manuscripts and making e...