
It then goes on to list the leaders, which include "Adolf Hitler – Barack Obama - Mahatma Gandhi - Napoleon Bonaparte - Narendra Modi - Nelson Mandela - Winston Churchill."
Earlier this week, the Simon Wiesenthal Centre called for the publisher to remove Great Leaders from sale. Currently, the publisher’s website displays a blank page where the book should be.
Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean of the Simon Wiesenthal Centre said: “Placing Hitler alongside truly great political and humanitarian leaders is an abomination that is made worse as it targets young people with little or no knowledge of world history and ethics.”
Pegasus spokesperson Annshu Juneja told the New York Times that Hitler was featured because “his leadership skills and speeches influenced masses.”
“We are not talking about his way of conduct or his views or whether he was a good leader or a bad leader but simply portraying how powerful he was as a leader,” he said.
At the time of writing, the book was still available for sale on Amazon's website.