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Muslim groups stifled free speech: Rushdie
Tuesday January 24, 2012 07:44:42 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Calling the
scrapping of his video conferencing at the Jaipur Literature
Festival (JLF) as "awful", writer Salman Rushdie Tuesday said a
threat of violence by Muslim groups stifled free speech.
"Videolink cancellation: awful. JLF Threat of violence by Muslim
groups stifled free speech today. In a true democracy all get to
speak, not just the ones making threats," Rushdie wrote on micro-blogging
site Twitter.
His comment came after his address, through video conferencing, at
the Jaipur Literature Festival was called off following protests
by some Muslim groups.
Rushdie, author of the "The Satanic Verses" - which is banned in
India, had called off his visit to the festival over security
fears. The organisers had then said he would address the event by
a video link. But in the end, even this had to be cancelled.
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