New Delhi: The controversial British author Salman Rushdie will not attend the Jaipur Literature Festival due to security reasons, organisers of the festival said on Friday, after protests from some Muslim groups who called for the controversial author to be banned from entering the country.
Rushdie has got intelligence reports from Mumbai and Rajasthan police that assassins might attack him during his India visit.
The Satanic Verses author said, “For the last several days I have made no public comment about my proposed trip to the Jaipur Literary Festival at the request of the local authorities in Rajasthan, hoping that they would put in place such precautions as might be necessary to allow me to come and address the Festival audience in circumstances that were comfortable and safe for all.”
Later, in his twitter account he said: Very sad not to be at jaipur. I was told bombay mafia don issued weapons to 2 hitmen to “eliminate” me. Will do video link instead. Damn.”
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