The ban on the controversial novel 'The Satanic Verses' written by UK author Salman Rushdie has been overturned by the Indian High Court. The novel is banned in many countries around the world.
The ban was canceled on the orders of the Indian court, AFP reported on Friday.
Rushdie, a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States, was born in India. His novel 'The Satanic Verses' was banned in India in 1988 after it was published. After a long time, a reader named Sandeep Khan filed a case against the ban. Following that, the judgment of the case this week ordered the cancellation of the ban. Delhi High Court has given.
The court said that no representative of the defendant side was able to present the copy of the original notification or any order regarding the ban on this book. As a result, Sandipan can now import the book from outside the country or buy it.
The book was published by Viking Penguin in September 1988. The book received critical acclaim. However, many Muslims considered the book insulting to Islam. The then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi, banned the import of the book within a month of its publication as part of an effort to curry favor with Muslim voters. The book was later banned in 20 countries around the world. is done
Iran's first supreme religious leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini ordered the killing of the author of the novel Salman Rushdie in 1989 for insulting Islam. At the same time, religious leaders called on Muslims all over the world to kill Rushdie.
A reward of US$2.8 million was also announced for 'Rushdi's head'. Following this announcement, the UK placed him under full-time police protection. After that, the 77-year-old writer was in hiding for several years. Later, Rushdie came out again.
After that, in August 2022, this writer was attacked while giving a speech on the stage of Chautauqua Institution in New York. He lost sight in one eye in that attack. Later, the United States claimed that the Lebanese armed organization Hezbollah and Iran were involved in this attack.
