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BJP Minority Cell,
Muslims in Rajasthan protest Rushdie's visit
Wednesday January 11, 2012 11:12:27 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur: Author Salman
Rushdie's proposed visit to the Jaipur Literature Festival 2012
got mired deeper into controversy Wednesday as many leaders of the
minority community in Rajasthan opposed it, demanding that the
government should not allow him entry into the country.
After Darul Uloom Deoband's demand that Rushdie be denied a visa,
some leaders of BJP's minority cell in the state and minority
organizations including the All India Milli Council and Dr Zakir
Hussain Welfare Society said Wednesday that they won't let Salman
Rushdie enter the city during the literature festival being
organized at Diggi Palace here Jan 20-24.
The Vice Chairman of Darul Uloom, Maulana Abul Qasim Nomani had
said Monday that the Indian government should cancel Rushdie's
visa as he had annoyed the religious sentiments of Muslims in the
past.
However, Rushdie had posted on Twitter: "Regarding my Indian
visit, for the record, I don't need a visa." Rushdie, who holds a
British passport, also has a PIO (Person of Indian Origin) card
issued by the Indian government.
Rushdie had earned the wrath of Muslims globally due to the
alleged blasphemous content of his novel 'The Satanic Verses'
published in 1988.
BJP minority cell's state president Ameen Khan told mediapersons
here that Rushdie will not be allowed to enter Jaipur at any cost.
Its general secretary, Munawar Khan also warned of dire
consequences if Rushdie comes to Jaipur to take part in the
literature festival.
However, the organizers of the event said that the controversy was
unwarranted.
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