Speaking about the demand by fundamentalists that her books should not be displayed at the Kolkata Book Fair, she said, "are the protests by fundementalists at all for religious reasons? I think they are trying to use me for political purposes. I have already said that I did not have any intention to hurt anybody's religious sentiment. I have even said if someone's sentiment is hurt then I am sorry. And I have deleted the controversial portion from my book Dwikhondito.”
“Then what is their problem?" Taslima said from Delhi over phone.
Taslima said, "even though I am being confined, I still have a hope that I will be able to go to Kolkata and lead a normal life."
"I hope so because I still have faith in Indian democracy and secular ideals," said the writer who was forced to leave Kolkata on November 22, a day after widespread violence in the city by a little known minority organisation demanding cancellation of her visa.