The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a strong rebuttal against Congress MP Rahul Gandhi after General Manoj Mukund Naravane, the former Chief of Army Staff, dismissed claims of territorial losses to China. During a budget session in February, Gandhi tried to reference Naravane's unpublished memoir, 'Four Stars of Destiny', which led to a political stir when he was stopped by the Speaker due to its unpublished status. BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla claimed that Naravane's remarks exposed Gandhi's alleged misinformation, asserting that the army had political backing during the 2020 standoff with China. In an interview, Naravane expressed his discontent over being dragged into political debates, emphasizing that no land had been ceded to China and challenging the validity of claims regarding the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The memoir is set to be published by Penguin in 2024, but is currently awaiting approval from the Ministry of Defence.