Salman Khurshid

It was in May last year, when the media reported that the Supreme Court had appointed senior advocate Salman Khurshid to assist as amicus curiae before the bench hearing petitions against triple talaq and how it violated the rights of Muslim women. In his recently released book, titled Triple Talaq: Examining Faith (Oxford University Press), Khurshid, who was former Minister of External Affairs under the Congress regime, clarifies that this wasn't true. "I had taken it upon myself to intervene in the matter, in person," writes Khurshid, adding that he had actually wanted to offer an amicus brief, without supporting any side. "I attempted to explain the situation several times to the press, but it seemed most were little concerned with the difference. My only aim was to assist the Court in reaching the truth."