Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen thanks Amit Shah after MHA extends her residency permit

Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen (File photo)

Bangladeshi author and activist Taslima Nasreen expressed her gratitude to Union home minsiter Amit Shah on October 22 after the ministry of home affairs (MHA) extended her India residency permit.

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Nasreen wrote, "A world of thanks" and tagged the home minister.

. @AmitShah A world of thanks.

taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) October 22, 2024

She had made a public appeal to Amit Shah on October 21 requesting him to extend her residence permit, which was pending since July 22. Just a day after her request, the ministry extended her residence permit.

The exiled Bangladeshi author, whose novel 'Lajja' has been banned in Bangladesh, fled to India two decades ago. "Dear Amit Shah ji Namaskar. I live in India because I love this great country. It has been my second home for the last 20 years. But the Ministry of Home Affairs has not been extending my residence permit since July 22," Taslima Nasreen wrote on X on Monday.

"I'm so worried. I would be so grateful to you if you let me stay. Warm regards," she added.

.@AmitShah Dear AmitShahji Namaskar. I live in India because I love this great country. It has been my 2nd home for the last 20yrs. But MHA has not been extending my residence permit since July22. I'm so worried.I would be so grateful to you if you let me stay. Warm regards. taslima nasreen (@taslimanasreen) October 21, 2024

Earlier today, Nasreen termed the Yunus government in Bangladesh 'illegal'. "Sheikh Hasina did not resign from her prime minister post and she is still alive. Therefore, Yunus govt is illegal," she wrote on X.

Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus took oath as the head of Bangladesh interim government in August 2024 after Sheikh Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister and fled the country. Hasina, who had been in power for 15 years, quit on August 5 and left Dhaka following weeks of deadly protests that initially began against government job quotas but surged into a movement demanding her resignation.