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Taslima leaves India for an unknown destination

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Posted online: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 05:43:20
Updated: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 at 06:05:27


Kolkata, March 19: Controversial Bangladesh author Taslima Nasreen on Wednesday left India for an unknown destination and has reached London, as she voiced her bitterness against the Indian government accusing it of being no better than ‘religious fundamentalists’.

At Heathrow Airport before taking a connecting flight after she left New Delhi on Wednesday morning on a British Airways flight, the 46-year-old author refused to disclose where she was heading saying she did not want to ‘compromise’ on her security.

"If I disclose my destination my security will be compromised. My face has now become recognisable and I could be target of religious fundamentalists," she said.

Taslima, whose India visa was extended for further six months last month, alleged her human rights was infringed in the last four months when she was brought to Delhi after being hounded out from Kolkata.

Taslima said she will not hesitate to discuss what she said was the traumatic experience she allegedly went through during various international seminars lined up in Europe in the next few months.

"I was put under tremendous stress but I could not speak out as I was under their (government) surveillance and could be harassed by them," she said in a choked voice from the British capital.

"The government (Indian) is no better than religious fundamentalists," she said.

Nasreen said she used to call the Government safe-house in Delhi where she was put up as the ‘torture chamber’.

"I gradually came to realise that it was the chamber of death instead," Taslima said, adding she was forced to leave India because of ‘extreme stress’ that she went through the last four months.

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India is run by fundamentalist christians and terrorist muslims in the grab of UPA by n.krishna on 21 Mar 2008

Taslima said it all and she said that Indian government is not less fundamentalist which means that India is run by muslim terrorists

India is a totalitarian Nazi State, ruled by a cabal of jackhals. by DILIP/FRANCE on 20 Mar 2008

India is now driven by Islamo Fascist faction.All Indians should now wear Mussolin's Black shirts and swear their allegiance to the Empress.The Fascists have manage to erode the Constitutional Rights of all Indians,Freedom of expression and Human Rights.

IT IS TIME FOR BJP/NDA TO HIGHLIGHT TASLIMA ISSUE by rajababu on 20 Mar 2008

WOULD THE BJP/NDA STAGE A WALKOUT FROM THE PARLIAMENT OVER THIS ISSUE OR THEY TOO WILL CHOSE TO PLEASE THE GREEN FANATTIC GREMLINS?FANATATIC

Deport Sonia by AK on 20 Mar 2008

All Indians should rise and deport sonia to Italy.

Indian Fascists by Rajeswar Rao on 20 Mar 2008

Try the Sonia, Pranab and chamchas for war crime and Fascism.

Communal Congress by Prokash on 20 Mar 2008

Cong is a rabid Islamo fascist party with the support of CPM=Communal Party of Mullahs

comments by khalid bichoo on 20 Mar 2008

.... This is the outbusrt of the person who for the sake of being in the news can go to any extend , they have no feeling i mean to say religious. because they have earnings from the there publicity. What is a differance being a Fundamental and the faith.Islam is a complete religion and its teachings are universal ,No body should ever be allowed to hurt the feelings of majority world population. Yes I believe in freedom of expression,it should be constructive and not for the sake of being in the news .we must say ... you deserve being isolated.

Simply amazing view... by withheld on 20 Mar 2008

Wonderful, indeed. So you believe in 'freedom of expression' so long as it is in line with what you (or majority in your thinking) believe ! Simply marvellous ! The only question is what is the freedom there ?

Have a peaceful life by Indi on 20 Mar 2008

God bless you madam taslima. Under congress led by sonia manio and her peon mms, India is fast becoming a muslim fundaMENTALIST country. India is no more secular. It is for muslims like afzal who is being protected by sonia manio and her servants for want of muslims votes. Where noble muslims like you, Mr.Kalam find no respect in India. You could have sought shelter in gujrat, where Mr.Modi invited you to stay. Stay happy where ever you are and do come to India only when sonia manio led congies are out of power.

Taslima by Roychaudhuri Biman on 20 Mar 2008

This is shame for India to behave like this. It was evident that ultimately this would happen. While acting, indian ministers including but not limited to Pranab Mukherjee,Buddhadeb Bhatt,Jyoti Basu name who not in UPA alliance donot think that whay outside world is watching. In the name of vote they can do anything. They donot know how to balance the act between religious fundamentalist as well as freedom of speech. This how this govt. succumb to muslim fundamentalist. Voices of good muslims are not allowed to surface. A Nationalist govt would have done exactly what common Indian people had thought

Good riddance... you can go with her if you want! by Hemant on 20 Mar 2008

Mr. Biman, your name suggests you are from West Bengal. Well my friend, STOP VOTING FOR COMMUNISTS!! They kicked her out of your beloved state. IF IT WASN'T FOR COMMUNISTS THAT YOU VOTED FOR... THIS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!!

SECULAR country by Salaman Rushdie on 20 Mar 2008

This is a living proof that India is the strongest living Secular country.

Islam is Evil. Secularism in India Means Islamism and Christiansism, Anti Hinduism by Singha on 20 Mar 2008

We have to throw Indian secularism and forces that stand for indian secularism including the media that stands for indian secularism to dustbin. Dont know if BJP has in it to fight and defeat these charlatans who have the money power, government control and media manipulation strength.

Every one is right on their place! by Deepa Thorat on 20 Mar 2008

Its good! as Taslima left INDIA.If we think both negatively and positively then the decesion of UPA govt. is not wrong to keep her safe fromn the fundamentalists as we have all religeous people so they(UPA)are correct at their point.On the other hand Taslima is also right in the view of rights of an individual indepedence. As she left INDIA then she can speak freely through her thoughts and writings there apart from INDIA.Heres are all relegious people so(govt.)UPA havr to to think about all to avoide the damage and remain people peacefully for the sucess of DEMOCRACY.

Muslim fundamentalism in India by Venkat on 20 Mar 2008

What do you expect from the Fundamentalist UPA?. We need to through them out of Country. Muslims should be ashamed of themselves. Most of them are fanatics. As they say in America, not all the muslims are criminals, but all the criminals are muslims.

HUM BOLEGAA TO by SACHCHI BOLTA on 20 Mar 2008

A DAY OF SHAME FOR INDIA, THAT TASLIMA, THE ONLY MUSLIM WOMAN WITH BALLS HAD TO LEAVE HER OWN LIKE MOTHER INDIA, AND ONLY ONE REAL MAN MODI OFFERED HER SECURITY.

Taslima we wish you well by Eddy on 20 Mar 2008

Once again Indian politicians have shown that they are boneless.

...The government (Indian) is no better than religious(Islamic) fundamentalists...!!! by KMR Overseas on 20 Mar 2008

hahahaha......shameless Cong and Commis...FACT::: NO MUSLIM IN INDIA TRIED TO RESCUE TASLIMA...IS THIS NOT SHAMELESS?

Tasleem by Varindeinr Sar on 20 Mar 2008

It is best decision of Tasleema to leave a country who is full of hypocrite and bougus people who wanst only human rights to be restored in Gujrat.Humam rights commissions in India are appointed the politicians and only those people head the commisons who toe the line of the party in power.Such importan huma rights and Minority commissions are appointed by the ruling party at centre therefore to expect from any thing about humaniy and uplift of misority is like gropping in the dark. No on ehas humand rights in India, Tasllema Nasreen is a live example in this regard.

Democracy for thugs, but not for freedom fighters. by "Nautankee" on 20 Mar 2008

And India is the world biggest (clan)democracy.

Ethical Governance by SKannath on 19 Mar 2008

In a religious society human rights finds no place, as pseudo religious groups consider people have no rights because of their distance away from god, and all are destined for judgment, so when Taslima says her human rights was infringed, she is in for shock, as most countries have their pseudo religious affiliations and she will see the real world where human rights has no place and no voice and she will have to change what she writes, as she is brown in colored world and her rights are limited or cease to exist.

Newton's law of human rights by withheld on 20 Mar 2008

You are spot on ! The extent of respect anyone gets to any of his/her rights is inversely proprtional to the pigmentation of his/her skin unless he/she is associated with people of 'higher' rights in any significant ways.

Incapable Government by M Rahu on 19 Mar 2008

Callous UPA government and the Chinese Spies are defaming our nation in every possible way. We look clownish because of wrong leadership.

taslima by n kandiyil on 19 Mar 2008

shame on India and indian seculirism. Manmohan Singh and some state governments so far acted only for the so called minorities. They are not bothered about the majority who are struggling to meet the ends. All recent reservations and scholarships are going to the undeserved. BJP must bring these issues

Mumbai for marathas and India for Indians by Soman Basu on 19 Mar 2008

Mumbai for marathas and India for Indians this is the slogan of MNS and old fanatic Bal Thackaray. Bangladeshis are not entitled to settled down in India.

Nasreen......... by BR on 19 Mar 2008

You sound like commie.and bigot. Stay in bengal and hush up. Don't give India bad name.

taslima nasreen by farooq on 20 Mar 2008

Somanda is absolutely correct.

Marathas are no more by Akbar Khan Pathan on 19 Mar 2008

Marathas are no more now. We have a lot of Madrassas in Poona, Kurla, Bhiwandi, Thane, and many unknown locations in hiding. All the Mosques are full of tools to be used in case MNS says Bangladeshis should go out of Bombay. Wait and watch.

EXPORT Taslima for Muslim Votes by Ramaswamy P on 19 Mar 2008

True - Every Mosque has an underground room for tools to be used in case of riots. Mosts of these tools are accumulation over years. Once Police had found many in Aurangabad Mosques when they Raided them during Riots. The same model and plan is in every town of HINDUSTAN Today. Congress ki Jai - INDIA ki Hi Hi!

Shameful by Satish Haldankar on 19 Mar 2008

It is shame on this country and especially the present government that forced Taslima Nasreen to leave. What is galling is that this unforunate turn of events has taken place under the leadership of Dr. Manmohan Singh, the Prime Minister. It is not enough to be only a liberal economist. One must also be a liberal intellectual able to tolerate all streams of thought and putting one's foot down when it matters, in this case he didn't.. The late Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru would have never permitted this to happen. Where is this country heading to? Under the control and direction of the fundamentalists?

Wish this was not true! by Santosh on 19 Mar 2008

This is really shameful for India, a country that espouses secular ceredentials and free speech.

Vote bank politics by N Guru on 19 Mar 2008

Shame on the Indians, they could not gaurantee the security of woman who had the guts to write what she thought. Just shows how hypocrical the government at the centre is...and India is suppossed to be the worlds biggest democracy. Indians like to hide their heads in the ground like an ostriches and pretend that if one is not the target it does not matter. Wrong impressions. Madame Taslima, hats of to you , to your writings and hope you have better respect whereever you are. Better than being in a country with a spineless goverment. Even the UK defended Mr S Rushdie, Denmark defended its citizens for their right to express. Shame on the government of India

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