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2012-01-22 19:56:42 UTC
Chetan Bhagat attacks Salman Rushdie, says you can't hurt feelings in
India
PTI
DNA
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Jaipur - A day after his comments against Salman Rushdie created
ripples, popular author Chetan Bhagat today said the Booker Prize
winner was a hero to him as well but not for attacking God and
religious sentiments in India have to be respected.
"He is a hero as far as his others writings are concerned, but
writing something that attacks somebody's god is not the right thing
to do," said the author on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature
Festival.
"I would not make him a hero on that count," he said while responding
to questions.
"I'll not make somebody who attacks my god a hero. This is India, you
cannot hurt feelings here," he said.
The community of authors here appeared divided over the controversy
that has taken over this edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival,
with some supporting the act by four writers of reading from the
banned book 'The Satanic Verses' and others advocating restraint.
Bhagat was one of the few who spoke strongly against promoting
Rushdie's controversial writings.
But he maintained that it is not about myself verses Rushdie, there
is no question.
"I am a humble writer. I cannot match up to him. He won the Booker
the year I was born," Bhagat said.
But, at the same time he reiterated his stand that religious
sentiments in India have to be respected.
Asked if the controversy looked stage managed to him, he said it does
not appear to be the case but it was the media's thirst for big
stories that was driving it.
"This is not managed but the media needs 24 hour news and I guess not
much is happening in India at the moment, and no scam is being
unearthed. We need to get over it now," he said.
More at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_chetan-bhagat-attacks-salman-rushdie-says-you-can-t-hurt-feelings-in-india_1640990
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
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India
PTI
DNA
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Jaipur - A day after his comments against Salman Rushdie created
ripples, popular author Chetan Bhagat today said the Booker Prize
winner was a hero to him as well but not for attacking God and
religious sentiments in India have to be respected.
"He is a hero as far as his others writings are concerned, but
writing something that attacks somebody's god is not the right thing
to do," said the author on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature
Festival.
"I would not make him a hero on that count," he said while responding
to questions.
"I'll not make somebody who attacks my god a hero. This is India, you
cannot hurt feelings here," he said.
The community of authors here appeared divided over the controversy
that has taken over this edition of the Jaipur Literature Festival,
with some supporting the act by four writers of reading from the
banned book 'The Satanic Verses' and others advocating restraint.
Bhagat was one of the few who spoke strongly against promoting
Rushdie's controversial writings.
But he maintained that it is not about myself verses Rushdie, there
is no question.
"I am a humble writer. I cannot match up to him. He won the Booker
the year I was born," Bhagat said.
But, at the same time he reiterated his stand that religious
sentiments in India have to be respected.
Asked if the controversy looked stage managed to him, he said it does
not appear to be the case but it was the media's thirst for big
stories that was driving it.
"This is not managed but the media needs 24 hour news and I guess not
much is happening in India at the moment, and no scam is being
unearthed. We need to get over it now," he said.
More at:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_chetan-bhagat-attacks-salman-rushdie-says-you-can-t-hurt-feelings-in-india_1640990
Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi
Om Shanti
-----
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As everyone knows, a goon is a bully or thug who terrorizes or tries
to do away with opposition.
"Myself, Mallu. Yourself?" (V. Bhattathiri) <***@gmail.com>
tries his best to be a bully -- telling others what and when to post,
where to post and where not to post, deliberately publishing lies
about others, stalking and abusing them with hate speech -- but fails
miserably. He is really stressed out, and like his lap dog Prem
Thomas (who currently posts as "P. Rajah" <***@this.com>, and issues
*death threats* to people), is priming himself for conditions such as
stroke and heart disease. Others in the Goon Squad include
Dayashankar M. Joshi "DMJoshi" <***@gmail.com> who displays
unquestioning obedience to Goon Squad thugs, and the instigator who
posts as "Bholu" <***@hotmail.com>
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