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India pours cold water on French move to honour Taslima

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Posted online: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 06:22:34
Updated: Wednesday, January 23, 2008 at 06:38:46


New Delhi, January 23: India has poured cold water on a French government move to present a prestigious award to controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen during the upcoming visit of President Nicholas Sarkozy.

Nasreen, who has been kept in virtual confinement somewhere in Delhi, was named as recipient of Simone de Beauvoir award by the French government on January nine.

Sensing that she would not be able to travel out of India to receive the award named after famous writer Beauvoir, France had proposed to honour her during Sarkozy's two-day visit from Friday.

The Ministry of External Affairs, however, has conveyed to the French government that it disfavours such a move, sources said.

The government, wary of repercussions, has cited the recent violence here over her writings as the reason for disfavouring such a conferment, the sources said.

Widespread violence was witnessed in West Bengal a few months back after some radical Islamists demanded that she be thrown out of the country for hurting the sentiments of Muslims through her writings.

The government has said she was free to travel outside the country to receive the award given to her for her writings on women's rights.

Responding to the announcement of the award, Nasreen had said over phone from an undisclosed location that she felt ‘honoured’.

"This honour coming on Beauvoir's 100th birth anniversary gives solace at this period. More because I am honoured in France for my writings and views while facing harassment in Bangladesh and India," she had said.

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Muslims appeasement by Indi on 24 Jan 2008

Communal congress is afraid that its muslims vote banks would be offended if great Taslima is honoured. So to appease, fanatic muslims upa led by womanmohan singh who is remote controlled by sonia khan has prevented french govt from honouring a noble muslim like Taslima. UPA govt would be happy if some one wants to honour afzal, coz this would appease there fanatic muslims vote banks.

French move to honour Taslima by MOHAN DADDIKAR on 24 Jan 2008

It appears that the French Govt. is not aware of the impotence of the Indian Govt. esp. when it has to do something that is opposed by the fanatic muslims in this country.If the French President insists on honouring Taslima personally while he is in India, we are sure that our Govt. will prefer cancelling the visit of the president instead of facing the wrath of fanatic Mullahs.

French award for Taslima by Prof.M.Nyamathullah1 on 24 Jan 2008

Manmohan's Govt. deserves apprecaiation of allthe people of India.While the Govt. has magnanimously allowed her totravel and recieve the prestigious French award,she has complained that France has honoured her! But Bangladesh and Indida are making her face "harrasment"!

Taslima be Bharat Ratna? by KTVReddy on 24 Jan 2008

If Taslima is Salman Rushdie for India-It is time she is nominated for Bharat Ratna as well.Salman rushdie in UK was honoured with Sir as well.Ms Taslima has vowed to write a book on child abuse in joint indian falimy which is norms rather than exceptions.Most the time abuser is elderly male,cousins or uncle of so called joint indian family and this is just a tip of icebergh.If NCW data are to be believed.31 percent of childern are abused in india and most of them are from joint indian family.Come on,Ms write a midninght childern for abused childern in India.www.vasantrokade-exposed.com

Is there not a Pakistan and Bangledesh by Sanjjay on 24 Jan 2008

Congress is a party with 25% reservation for Muslims since its inception. It never represented Hindus, so it partitioned the country for its self gain. Learning nothing about partition and its aftermath in which Hindus were genocide in Pakistan and Bangladesh, also in Kashmir. They still do the appeasement of minority. They do not believe in law and order, but believe in Muslims will riot as to the reason why they act. Therefore they partition the country because Muslims will riot, then why you keep them here if there is no law and order? Of course you are secular, as you say Muslim will riot therefore you act., therefore you partition the country, therefore you allowed the genocide of Hindus. Therefore, it is easy to disparage Hindus,Therefor she must not be honoured

Is it Bharat or Arab country by Vasudev K on 24 Jan 2008

Makes me wonder if we can call our country Bharat anymore? Not only 60 years have passed since partition , and have we already lost Bharat again to Muslims? When will Hindus wake up? What else will take to wake them up?

World's Most Superpower India without dirty people by Abdullah on 24 Jan 2008

Vasudev, A dirty pig. Which terrorist organization you are from RSS, VHP or Bajrang I really dont know when this type of dirty people will be washed away from our country and see India emerge again the world's largest super power controlling the world without the present dirty hearted Hindus and Muslims.

TASLEEMA AWARD by RAVI KUMAR on 24 Jan 2008

The Indian Government can easily allow her out of the country to recieve the award . Anyway this Weak kneed Government is not going to earn great Laurels from anyone with such chicken hearted actions.The compromise with commununists will Cost them very dear .

INCAPABLE TO STANDTOSECULARISM,CONGRESS! by ramesh kumar on 24 Jan 2008

CONGRESSCOWARDCONGRALOMORATESOFSEUDOSECULARS!A PARTY WHO CANNOT RESPECT SUBHASH,WHY EXPECT ANY THING BETTER FROM THEM!

French Award to Taslima by Narain on 24 Jan 2008

UPA cowards!!The psuedo secular UPA eunuchs never said a word against the pervert MF Hussain painting Hindu Goddesses in the nude,but wet themselves at the thought of their Muslim allies causing riots at Taslima being given an award by the French President.Once again the spineless UPA Govt. has made India a laughing stock in the eyes of the world.

stand up and assert by AmericanDesi on 24 Jan 2008

That's y india is loosing respect in the intl community. Dare to stand up against the islamic fundamentalists, whatever they do, the govt should do even more, then they will shut up.

Conress aur congressiyon ko jute mar kar India se bhaga dena chahiye. by Dr. Pavan on 24 Jan 2008

Conress aur congressiyon ko jute mar kar India se bhaga dena chahiye.

Conress aur congressiyon ko jute mar kar India se bhaga dena chahiye. by Dr. Pavan on 24 Jan 2008

Conress aur congressiyon ko jute mar kar India se bhaga dena chahiye.

Tslima by Raju on 24 Jan 2008

The GOI is scared one. The vote bank politics does not even respect the constitutions. IF M F Hussain paints nude Hindu deity, but If Taslima has written some what she sees fit in her soceity, she was not given fundamental rights to any one on India soil. The congress party is busy appeasing the bad guys of the nation, Well it will certainly polrized the Hindus like Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh and congress will be wiped out from map.

Taslima by A.S.Raghunathan on 23 Jan 2008

Ms.Taslima is "Secular Humanist". To many of us she is a "World Citizen".Inorder to pursue her writings she should not be restricted to live in a country like Bangla Desh or India. They seem to care very little for freedom of speech and cannot provide safety.She should consider moving to counties like Canada, US

Taslima ..french award by V Kothari on 23 Jan 2008

Why is Indian Govt poking its nose in the Taslima issue. If the French want to honour her why stop them? It is a good idea to let Taslima travel and receive the award outside India.

Why Indian Govt is poking its nose in that affair? by Jay on 23 Jan 2008

Why she is not allowed to receive the award in India itself, if French govt is willing? Why Govt of India is so scared about? Indian govt must not have any business in the whole affair. Indian govt and Sahitya Academy should honor this brave lady for speaking the plain truth.

It would promote division in Indian society by Harit on 23 Jan 2008

I seriously doubt if some one wanted to to honour MF Hussain with in India ,the same UPA Govt would have stopped them?These type Muslim pandering approach will certainly propagate more division with society as it is not going to help either Muslims too.These type Islamist pandering approch will ceryainly propagate more division with society

Shame on our pesudo-secular politicians and UPA govt by B. B. Goel on 23 Jan 2008

Indian Govt is nothing but a puppet, street level whore who cannot speak the truth and bow down gunda-raj by Islamic fundamentalists. All the big talks of “secular” democracy by our pseudo-secular politicians, including Sonia Gandhi, is nothing more than porn stars delivering sermons on morality and ethics.

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