India must choose to defend free speech

18 Jan 12 | Asia and Pacific, News and features

 As religious leaders call to ban Salman Rushdie from the Jaipur festival in India, Salil Tripathi reports on the country’s “sepulchral silence”

** Update 20 January 2012 ** – Salman Rushdie tweeted this morning:

Very sad not to be at jaipur. I was told bombay mafia don issued weapons to 2 hitmen to “eliminate” me. Will do video link instead. Damn.
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) January 20, 2012

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