Kolkata: Taslima's book launch cancelled
CNN-IBN | 01-Feb 14:32 PM
Kolkata: After Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, religious fanatics have targeted Bangladeshi author Tasleema Nasreen. Taslima Nasreen's book launch at the Kolkata Book Fair has been cancelled with sources saying that the step was taken following objections from some religious extremists groups.
The sources say that officials told them that a group of religious fanatics had gone to the Lalbazar police headquarters with a memorandum and were subsequently planning to stage a demonstration at the book launch venue.
However, the Book Fair organisers claimed that the hall where the book was supposed to be launched could not be made ready as Kolkata Literature Festival was going on.
Taslima Nasreen tweeted saying that all political parties were afraid of religious fanatics.
"Kolkata Book Fair committee cancelled my book release program today at Kolkata Book Fair. Why? Some religious fanatics don't want it to happen," she tweeted.
"Kolkata, a city of progressive! A book release even w/o my presence not possible!All political parties,all orgs afraid of fanatics!But how long," she tweeted next.
During the Jaipur Literature Festival religious groups had protested against Rushdie and forced the organisers to cancel his video address. The religious groups claimed that Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses' hurt the Muslims.
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