Government scanning Taslima's visitors

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Posted online: Saturday , January 05, 2008 at 12:00:00
Updated: Saturday , January 05, 2008 at 11:15:53

Kolkata, January 5: Exiled Bangladesh writer Taslima Nasreen has complained that she is not being allowed to move out of her house at an undisclosed place in Delhi and there were curbs on those who wanted to meet her.

In an e-mailed communication to those who stood by her and backed calls for her return to Kolkata, she said her visitors have to take permission from "higher-ups" in the government and their time and duration of meeting her is fixed by them.

Nasreen, bundled out of Kolkata in November following widespread violent protests by a Muslim group for her alleged anti-Islam writings, said those who had indulged in arson and violence had not read his book Dwikhondito .

She insisted the violence was not due to certain controversial portions of the book as no writer in the world nor she could ever be the cause of violence.

In any case, the book was first published three years ago but there had been no violence all this time, particularly even after the West Bengal withdrew a ban on it.

The author said since she had withdrawn the allegedly offending portions of Dwikhondito and there had been no protests after her action, there was no reason why she should not be allowed to return to Kolkata.

Nasreen said if important people could freely move around with security without causing law and order problem, she saw no reason why she cannot do the same.

When contacted, she told reporters that she had sent the communication to a meeting of intellectuals, who had come out in her support, held in Kolkata two days ago.

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TEESTA, TEESTA, WHERE ARE YOU? COME OUT OR GET LOST.. by Indian on 05 Jan 2008

HELLO, WHERE IS THAT TEESTA SETALVAD, WHO KEEPS SHOUTING "HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION", WHENEVER ANY ISLAMIC TERRORIST IS TAKEN INTO CUSTODY FOR EVEN A DAY??? Or, is she employed by Christian missionaries from the US only to attack Hindu interests? Hello, Teesta, are you listening? At least, are all Indians noting that Teesta is an agent of some foreign entity employed only to attack Hindus and she has no real interest in human rights?TEESTA, TEESTA, COME OUT, HERE IS A LADY WHO HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING UNLAWFUL, GOVERNMENT IS SAYING SHE HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING UNLAWFUL, BUT SHE IS KEPT IN CUSTODY... KEPT IN CUSTODY NOT FOR INTERROGATION.. KEPT IN CUSTODY, PURE AND SIMPLE... totally unconstitutional...Teesta, either come out and file a habeas corpus petition in the Supreme Court.. OR, GET LOST.. AND GO BACK TO THE US OR WHOEVER IS EMPLOYING YOU TO ATTACK HINDUS... INDIA DOES NOT WANT TRAITORS LIKE YOU... GET LOST..

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