The BJP may not have read it, and Gujarat has banned it. But Jaswant Singh's controversial book, Jinnah: India, Partition, Independence, is selling like hot cakes across the country.
As per reports, the former External Affairs Minister is to head to Pakistan later this week to promote his book.
Bookshop owners say the veteran leader's expulsion from the BJP could have triggered increased interest in the book.
According to R K Mehra, head of Rupa & Co, which is the publisher of the book, more than 30,000 copies have been shipped out in less than 10 days. Five thousand of these copies have been sent to Pakistan.
Prakash Gangaram, Store Owner of Gangarams Book Bureau, said, "The author Dr. Jaswanth Singh is known for his good books. We got the books on Friday from the publishers - 10 copies of it. On Tuesday the controversy added to the sales. This morning Arun Shourie's book was also stacked up because of the controversy."
Commenting on the sale of the book, Mehra said that banning the book by Gujarat resulted in tremendous response and increased sales, more than Jaswant's expulsion, which also helped the sales.
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