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Dikshit retracts, says no question of welcoming Rushdie
Tuesday January 24, 2012 08:05:58 PM,
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New Delhi: Hours after
inviting Salman Rushdie to visit the capital, Delhi Chief Minister
Sheila Dikshit retracted, saying there is no question of welcoming
"The Satanic Verses" author.
"There is no question of welcoming English writer Mr. Salman
Rushdie as a guest in the capital city," said a statement from the
chief minister's office.
Earlier in the day, Dikshit had told reporters: "We welcome
everybody. We don't want to get into all this. One may have
differences with what Rushdie writes, but he is a very very
eminent writer. He is a Booker Prize winner,"
Her remark came in the wake of invitation to Rushdie by
artist-activist group "Sahmat" to attend a function in Delhi.
Rushdie called off his proposed visit to the Jaipur Literature
Festival after protests by Muslims. His proposed video-conference
was also cancelled on the festival's last day Tuesday.
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