The age of intolerance

There are many in the government who are absolutely chuffed at the ease with which Operation Stop Rushdie was successfully played out. First, the Rajasthan Police (or was it the Central authorities?) informed the organizers of the Jaipur Literature Festival that sundry assassins financed by the Mumbai underworld were on the prowl. That ensured Salman Rushdie didn't check-in for his flight to India.

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