Best-selling Indian author says banned writers not "heroes"

Started by MyWorld, Jan 25, 2012, 07:02 AM

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JAIPUR, India (Reuters) - Best-selling Indian writer Chetan Bhagat on Saturday criticised the support leant to authors whose books are banned for offending religious communities, a day after Salman Rushdie cancelled a trip to India citing threats against his life. Bhagat, whose five novels have sold around 6 million copies, condemned the banning of texts at the Jaipur Literature Festival but criticised people who proclaim their writers as heroes for upholding the right to free speech. "(Banned books) have hurt people, they have hurt Muslims," said Bhagat. "I don't think anyone should be ...




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