British author Salman Rushdie also said that in India, 'There seems to be a desire to rewrite the history of the country; essentially to say Hindus good, Muslims bad.'
Speaking at the Hay Festival in Wales, the celebrated author of Midnight’s Children joked that authors are safe from the threat of AI until the day a robot cracks a proper joke.
The book mocks Islamic views, insults Prophet Muhammad and his companions, and hurts sentiments, says general secretary of the All India Shia Personal Law Board.
The court said the government was unable to produce the original notification that imposed the ban, adding that it has to be presumed that it does not exist.
The India-born British author's novel was banned by India in 1988 after some Muslims viewed it as blasphemous
Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie endorsed Kamala Harris for US President, stating she is best positioned to prevent Donald Trump from steering the country toward authoritarianism, during a virtual event for Harris.
A division bench of Justices Vibhu Bakhru and Amit Mahajan set aside the single judge's December 24, 2019 order pegging the value of the property at Rs 130 crore.
The British-American author decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides, including from authoritarian and populist voices, according to the German news agency dpa.