Stand up for Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie is one of the world's great novelists. It is a disgrace that an unlawful fatwa, issued by the seminary Darul Uloom Deoband, has created a haze of uncertainty over his participation in the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). Instead of dismissing the fatwa with the contempt it deserves and declaring that adequate security would be provided to Mr. Rushdie and for the safe conduct of the festival, the central and Rajasthan governments have adopted an attitude that is opaque and obfuscatory.

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