The ugly truth, even when it is fictionalized is not allowed to reach the readers, at least not in India. The Indian government has always argued to have banned books for the maintenance of law and order in the country, but it has never really tried to make its citizens more tolerant to the idea of unusual.
THE SATANIC VERSES – SALMAN RUSHDIE:
The Satanic Verse, the fourth novel by Salman Rushdie earned him a fatwa issued by the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the supreme leader of Iran. The book is not only banned in India but in countries like Bangladesh, Sudan, South Africa, Kenya, Singapore, etc.
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