Gandhian Ideologist, philosopher and social reformer Naresh Kadyan moved complaint with the HE the President of India bearing Grievance Registration Number is : PRSEC/E/2011/04750 dated 30-3-2011 about controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi, like wise matter taken up with the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, Government of India vide registration number MOOIA/E/2011/00025 on dated 30-3-2011.

“The government of India should take a serious note of the book that has made disgraceful statement on the national leader - father of the nation. It is demeaning for the nation, ”
Government should initiate steps to ban sale of a controversial book on Mahatma Gandhi by Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Joseph Lelyveld.
"Gandhiji was a respected leader and is known as the father of nation. He led the freedom movement of India. The government should initiate steps to ensure that the book is not published in the India, "
The minister also informed that the state government would write to the Centre for not publishing the controversial book.
The founder Secretary General of the National Khadi and Village Industries Boards Employees Federation Naresh Kadyan said that the book 'Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India' has maligned the character of the Father of Nation.
"This is very serious that the author of the book has raised questions about the character of Gandhiji who initiated non-violence movement.
“The references made by the American author are not acceptable and the Government of India should initiate steps to ensure that the book does not get published in India, the Central government to initiate steps to ban the book which maligns Mahatma Gandhi’s image, ”
Media Adviser of the International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India Abhishek Kadyan along with Sukanya Kadyan, Director of the People for Animals ( PFA ) Haryana also support National Khadi and Village Industries Boards Employees Federation stand.

Gujarat government today banned the controversial book `Great Soul; Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle With India' by Pulitzer-winning author Joseph Lelyveld in the state.

The announcement was made by the Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the state Assembly here today, and the opposition Congress supported the decision.

Sale, distribution, publication, broadcast of the book have been banned in the state with immediate effect.

"The writing is perverse in nature. It has hurt the sentiments of those with capacity for sane and logical thinking, " Modi said after announcing the ban.

"This attempt to defame Mahatma Gandhi by the publisher has come under severe criticism not only in Gujarat but from all corners of India, " he added.

"Mahatma Gandhi is an idol not only in India but in the entire world. While his life -- dedicated to the welfare of the mankind -- has been an inspiration, the author has hurt the sentiments of crores of people, " he said.

Modi also said that the book should be banned across the country, and demanded a public apology from the author.