தஸ்லிமா நஸ்ரின் அடிபணிந்தார் - சர்ச்சைக்குரிய வரிகள் நீக்கம்

முஸ்லீம் கட்சியினர், காங்கிரஸ், கம்யூனிஸ்ட் கட்சி ஆகியவை தஸ்லிமாவை ஓட ஓட துரத்தியதன் காரணமாக தஸ்லிமா நஸ்ரின் தனது புத்தகத்தில் இருக்கும் சர்ச்சைக்குரிய வாசகங்களை நீக்குவதாக அறிவித்துள்ளார்.

ஏற்கெனவே சந்தையில் இருக்கும் புத்தகங்களள திரும்பப் பெற்றுக்கொண்டு எதிர்கால பதிப்புகளில் அந்த பக்கங்களை நீக்குவதாகவும் அறிவித்துள்ளார்.

Taslima withdraws controversial lines from her book

Kolkata, (PTI): Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen on Friday said she was withdrawing some controversial lines from her autobiographical novel 'Dwikhandita' as those evoked strong protests from "a section of people in India."

"I am withdrawing controversial lines in 'Dwikhandita', written in 2002 with the memory of Bangladesh in the 1980s when the military threw out secularism in the country. I wrote the book in support of the people who defended secular values. I had no intention to hurt anybody's sentiment," she told PTI here over phone from an undisclosed location.

"Now since some people in India claim that it hurt their sentiments, I am withdrawing some lines in the book," Taslima said.

The Bangladeshi writer hoped that from now on, there would be no controversy, and "I'll be able to live peacefully in this country."

Taslima said she had already asked the publisher of the book 'People's Book Society' not not to circulate copies of the book which were in their possession.

"I asked my publisher to bring out the next edition of the book deleting those controversial lines", she said.

A spokesman of the publisher said that Taslima had requested them not to circulate copies of the book.

"We will withdraw 30 to 40 copies, already in circulation, from the market and in the next edition we will delete three controversial pages of the book," she said.

Taslima was virtually hounded out of Kolkata following large-scale violence during a strike called by the All India Minority Forum, a platform of minorities, demanding cancellation of her visa.

Shortly after the violence for which the army had to be called out, Taslima went to Jaipur from where she was moved to Delhi. At present, she is staying at an undisclosed location.