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Rushdie to address Jaipur fest via videolink
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Tuesday January 24, 2012 12:46:02 PM,
IANS
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Jaipur: Controversial
author Salman Rushdie is all set to address the Jaipur Literature
Festival via videolink Tuesday afternoon, with festival organiser
Sanjoy Roy saying the issue had been resolved.
Roy said some clarifications had been sought by the authorities
and these had been responded to. He was happy that the issue has
been resolved.
Rushdie, who had called off his visit to Jaipur citing threats to
his life from "paid assassins", is expected to address the event
on its last day via videoconferencing - in a session to be
moderated by journalist Barkha Dutt.
Rushdie, the Mumbai-born author of the banned "The Satanic
Verses", had accused Rajasthan Police of hatching a plot about
hitmen to keep him away from the festival where he was expected to
be the star attraction. Some Muslim groups had also protested his
proposed visit.
Until early Tuesday, there was speculation about whether he would
have to call off his video address too.
While clarifying that Rushdie would be speaking, Roy said: "There
should be a review of the laws that ban books. We are a
progressive society. There should be a debate and a review of the
issue."
When asked whether he was anticipating protests against Rushdie's
address, Roy said: "People have a right to protest peacefully as
long as it is within law."
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