"We are not aware of any such thing except that we are looking forward to the right resolution of the situation," said a statement by Aleph Book company, operating under parent company Rupa.
The statement attributed to R T Das, Rupa Publications, Regional Manager, South India denied news reports which indicated that representatives of the publisher phoned bookshops in Bangalore asking them to return copies of Doniger's book published in 2013.
Delhi-based group Shiksha Bachao Andolan Samiti (SBAS) had on March 1 demanded that the publisher stop sales and pulp all remaining copies of the book, whose contents they said were "malicious and offending."
"There will be no further comment made by any employees of Aleph or Rupa at this time," the publishers said.
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