Rushdie Visit

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  Writers Urge David Cameron to Raise India's 'Climate of Fear' With PM Modi

  Nearly 200 writers including author Salman Rushdie have signed an open letter to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, urging him to take up "the rising climate of fear" in India with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a three-day visit to Britain.

• Real concerns for Muslims have taken a back seat: Amartya Sen

  Issues like fundamentalists' protest against author Salman Rushdie's visit made real concerns of underdevelopment and poverty faced by Muslims in Bengal take a back seat, economist Amartya Sen said here today.

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  Sourav Ganguly takes a dig at Salman Rushdie visit cancellation

  Addressing a gathering at the Kolkata Literary Meet on the sidelines of a book launch on former skipper Nawab Pataudi, Ganguly said he was yet to write a book so as to avoid frontpage controversy.

• Cleric says Mamata Banerjee called Salman Rushdie 'evil'

  Author Salman Rushdie has said that he was banned from visiting Kolkata earlier this week by the West Bengal government headed by Mamata Banerjee. "The simple fact is that the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the police to block my arrival," Mr Rushdie tweeted today.

• Salman Rushdie's statement regarding the confusion surrounding his Kolkata visit

  Salman Rushdie's statement regarding the confusion surrounding his Kolkata visit

• Mamata Banerjee blocked my arrival, police incited protests: Salman Rushdie

  Author Salman Rushdie has said that he was banned from visiting Kolkata earlier this week by the West Bengal government headed by Mamata Banerjee. "The simple fact is that the Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ordered the police to block my arrival, " Mr Rushdie tweeted today.

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  Rahul Bose disturbed over Salman Rushdie controversy

  Blaming "vested interests" for the latest controversy around Booker Prize-winning writer Salman Rushdie, who cancelled his visit to Kolkata Wednesday, actor Rahul Bose said the happenings have left him "disturbed".

• Author Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata cancelled

  The late night rumour in Kolkata is that author Salman Rushdie is holed up at a hotel in the Salt Lake area of the city.

• Author Salman Rushdie, filmmaker Deepa Mehta's visit to Kolkata cancelled

  Award-winning author Salman Rushdie has cancelled his visit to Kolkata today because his hosts, PVR Cinenma, which is distributing Midnight's Children, based on his book, could not organise the venue for a press conference for him to promote the film.

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  Salman Rushdie coming to India to promote Midnight's Children

  Controversial author Salman Rushdie is set to visit India on a promotional tour for Deepa Mehta's Midnight's Children.

• Being denied an India visa a deep wound: Salman Rushdie

  Describing not being able to visit India for over 12 years as a "long exile," controversial India-born writer Salman Rushdie says that being denied a visa and Indian embassies abroad keeping away from him was a "deep wound" inflicted on him by India.

• Imran Khan not to attend India conclave: Read organiser's statement

  Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday abruptly cancelled a visit to India after it emerged British author Salman Rushdie would speak at the same conference.

• Imran Khan drops out of Delhi event citing Salman Rushdie's presence

  Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan on Wednesday abruptly cancelled a visit to India after it emerged British author Salman Rushdie would speak at the same conference.

• UP polls, Rushdie issue unconnected: Congress

  The Congress has reacted sharply to Salman Rushdie's interview to NDTV in which the author said the protests against his visit are linked to elections in Uttar Pradesh.

• Rushdie row: BJP claims match fixing by Congress

  The controversy over author Salman Rushdie skipping the Jaipur Literature Festival due to alleged security threats has turned into an ugly spat between the congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP today said Rushdie's visit was a fixed match between intelligence agencies and the Centre and accused the congress of communalising the iss...