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Adding a new coil to the disagreement over Salman Rushdie’s participation in the Jaipur Literature Festival, sources in Mumbai Police have denied giving any inputs about paid assassins.
The sources have opposed the Booker-winning author’s claim that paid murderer was out to get him. The sources have told CNN-IBN there were no intelligence inputs about a threat to Rushdie and that they gave no inputs regarding paid assassins eyeing Rushdie.
BJP Leader, Uma Bharti has responded to the controversy on Saturday, saying, “The Salman Rushdie controversy is being made an issue because of the UP elections. A person has the right to express himself till his terminology do not let down another person. The row over Rushdie is being guided by the UP elections.”
Rushdie on Friday has called off his Jaipur visit proverb there were threats to his life from the underworld.
Rushdie has subjected a statement through the organizers of the festival saying that he will not be coming to the event. “Very sad not to be at Jaipur. I was told Bombay mafia don issued weapons to 2 hit men to “eliminate” me. Will do video link instead. Damn,” Rushdie tweeted.
Jaipur Literature Festival organizer, Sanjoy Roy had made the announcement saying that Rushdie has decided not to attend as there was a threat to his life in India. “There are intelligence inputs from Rajasthan and Maharashtra that paid assassins are on their way so he wants to be accountable to himself, people at the festival and everyone,” said Roy.
Influential Islamic seminary, Darul Uloom Deoband had demanded that Rushdie should not be allowed into India over his book ‘The Satanic Verses’ published more than 20 years ago. There was also a fatwa that anybody willing to hurl a shoe at Rushdie would be paid Rs. 1 lac.
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