Rushdie was invited for speech in Jaipur but Rushdie had to cancel his visit to Jaipur Literature Festival after Muslim organisations protested against his participation in the event. It was said that Rushdie's entry into India will naturally hurt the sentiments of 22 crore Muslims.
Rushdie was prevented due to the alleged blasphemous content against the prophet in his novel "The Satanic Verses", published in 1988.
Many people and opposition leaders are making statement in support and against of Rushdie and they are blaming to the govt for not allowing freedom of speech in India due to political benefits.
Statements :
Rushdie row 'match-fixing' by IB, jehadis: BJP
Rushdie won’t come to India, govt denies role
Second 'fatwa' issued against Rushdie visit
You can't hurt feelings in India: Bhagat on Rushdie
Rushdie: India authorities gave 'false intelligence
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Second 'fatwa' issued against Rushdie visit
With controversy mounting over author Salman Rushdie's proposed visit to India, another Muslim sect Darul Uloom Farangimahal has issued a "fatwa" here justifying protests against the visit under the ambit of law.
"All Muslims, without flouting the law should oppose through every possible means, the visit of the person who used insulting words against the prophet so that he cannot set his foot in this country where crores of Muslims live," Maulana Khalid Rashid Farangimahal of the sect said.
He further said that India is a secular country and every citizen had the right to raise his voice under the ambit of the law.
He further said that India is a secular country and every citizen had the right to raise his voice under the ambit of the law.
Rushdie won’t come to India, govt denies role
Ruling out any government role in the move by controversial author Salman Rushdie to call off his India visit, Congress on Friday said it was his "individual" decision as there was no restriction on his coming to the country.
Police unaware of underworld threat to Rushdie
Police unaware of underworld threat to Rushdie
Author Salman Rushdie may have called off his visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival citing threat to his life from the Mumbai underworld, but police here on Saturday denied any such information.
"Mumbai police have not come across any such information," Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar Tamboli said. He refused to further comment on the matter.
Rajasthan police invented plot to keep me away: Rushdie
Rajasthan police invented plot to keep me away: Rushdie
An "angry" Salman Rushdie claims he has found out that the intelligence provided to him by Rajasthan police about threat to his life if he attended the Jaipur Literature Festival was concocted to prevent him from going to India.
You can't hurt feelings in India: Bhagat on Rushdi
You can't hurt feelings in India: Bhagat on Rushdi
A day after his comments against Salman Rushdie created ripples, popular author Chetan Bhagat on Sunday said the Booker Prize winner was a hero to him as well but not for "attacking God" and religious sentiments in India have to be respected.
Rushdie row 'match-fixing' by IB, jehadis: BJP
Rushdie row 'match-fixing' by IB, jehadis: BJP
Dubbing the controversy surrounding controversial author Salman Rushdie as a case of "match fixing" between intelligence agencies and "jehadis", BJP on Monday accused the Congress of using it to gain political mileage in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
"It is a clear case of match fixing between intelligence agencies and jehadis in which the Congress government of Rajasthan played a supportive and active role," BJP chief spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters here.
SAHMAT extends invitation to Rushdie
SAHMAT extends invitation to Rushdie
Alleging that the state exhibited a "cowardly unwillingness" in standing up to communal forces on Salman Rushdie's India visit, artist-activist group Sahmat on Monday extended an invitation to the controversial writer to attend a function in Delhi.
Rushdie has a permanent Indian visa. Nobody can prevent him from coming to India.The govt will provide him Z plus security if he arrives.Rushdie is an asshole! But all assholes and bitches should be protected by all the governments of the world if they get death threats.
My View:
Everyone has given their opinion against and favour. This is main reason when I was forced to narrate what is freedom of speech and what should be limitation of freedom of speech ?
Freedom of speech is the fundamental right but it is not a continuous obligation. Freedom of expression comes with responsibility,accountability and maturity. Freedom of expression not mean that you walk nude on the road or relieve yourself in public.Everything in life comes with its boundary.The faith and personal feeling of all shallow human being should be respected.
The basic problems is that government has not taken a principal stand adhered to it. In a country which is multi religious,multi ethnic and with celebration it secularism and diversity.There is no place of this kind of issues.People can keep their view to themselves but when expressing the same in the public should be more careful and responsible.
Political parties and some communities should not take disadvantage of this issues and should stop blaming each other for their personal and political benefits.
References:
Author Salman Rushdie has accused authorities in the Indian state of Rajasthan of giving "false intelligence information" of a threat to his life.
Announcing his decision of not participating in the Literature Festival, Rushdie tweets: "Very sad not to be at jaipur. I was told bombay mafia don issued weapons to 2 hitmen to "eliminate" me.
SAHMAT extends invitation to RushdieRushdie row 'match-fixing' by IB, jehadis: BJP
You can't hurt feelings in India: Bhagat on Rushdie
Rajasthan police invented plot to keep me away: Rushdie
Police unaware of underworld threat to Rushdie
Rushdie won’t come to India, govt denies role
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rushdie-won-t-come-to-india-govt-denies-role_753876.html
Muslim body slams Salman Rushdie's visit
http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/muslim-body-slams-salman-rushdie-s-visit_752484.html
Second 'fatwa' issued against Rushdie visit
Rushdie: India authorities gave 'false intelligence'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16675759
Mumbai,India
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/rushdie-won-t-come-to-india-govt-denies-role_753876.html
Muslim body slams Salman Rushdie's visit
http://zeenews.india.com/news/jammu-and-kashmir/muslim-body-slams-salman-rushdie-s-visit_752484.html
Second 'fatwa' issued against Rushdie visit
Rushdie: India authorities gave 'false intelligence'http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-16675759
.@sanjay_sarraf @BDUTT Don't be ridiculous. This had nothing to do with money. I needed to speak out. No fee asked for or offered.
Mumbai,India
