we actually did it, the ban is officially lifted and the book can finally be read freely. ive been shaking since i heard the news and i just want to say thank you for sticking with this until the end. keep an eye out for updates on when it will …
April 26, 2012
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This a request to unban Sir Salman Rushdie's book, 'The Satanic Verses' in India. 'The Satanic Verses' is an epitome of free speech. Banning the book is as good as banning one's right to have an opinion in the world's largest democracy. For a long time, to appease vote banks, successive governements have been trying to suppress the right to speech and opinion by banning several books and pieces of art created by men of high intellectuality. Among these, the most famous and controversial one has been 'The Satanic Verses'. Banning the book in the 20th century, the Indian government committed a huge blunder as it paved the way for several subsequent bans. It is high time we remove the ban and welcome Sir Rushdie amidst us. Once this petition is signed by at least 10,000 people, it will be sent to the Prime Ministers Office and the Rashtrapathi Bhavan. No efforts will be spared to unban this magnificient piece of prose. The government should realise that every piece of literature can entertain people and at the same time offend them. Spread the word!
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Reached 1,000 supporters
February 12, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2012
7 Comments
Its just a book. If you dont like it then dont buy it, but stop telling the rest of us what we can read.
I tried to find a copy for years. Why are we still doing archaic things like banning books in this day and age?
freedom of expression shouldnt be compromised just because some people might get offended. let us read it.
Ridiculous that we still have this ban in 2014. Time to grow up and let people decide what they want to read.
Bans like this are embarrassing for a country like ours. Unban it already.
I would really like to read this.
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we actually did it, the ban is officially lifted and the book can finally be read freely. ive been shaking since i heard the news and i just want to say thank you for sticking with this until the end. keep an eye out for updates on when it will …
April 26, 2012
Final supporters
This a request to unban Sir Salman Rushdie's book, 'The Satanic Verses' in India. 'The Satanic Verses' is an epitome of free speech. Banning the book is as good as banning one's right to have an opinion in the world's largest democracy. For a long time, to appease vote banks, successive governements have been trying to suppress the right to speech and opinion by banning several books and pieces of art created by men of high intellectuality. Among these, the most famous and controversial one has been 'The Satanic Verses'. Banning the book in the 20th century, the Indian government committed a huge blunder as it paved the way for several subsequent bans. It is high time we remove the ban and welcome Sir Rushdie amidst us. Once this petition is signed by at least 10,000 people, it will be sent to the Prime Ministers Office and the Rashtrapathi Bhavan. No efforts will be spared to unban this magnificient piece of prose. The government should realise that every piece of literature can entertain people and at the same time offend them. Spread the word!
Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/supportrushdie
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
February 12, 2012
Reached 100 supporters
January 26, 2012
7 Comments
LET PEOPLE READ WHAT THEY WANT
Its just a book. If you dont like it then dont buy it, but stop telling the rest of us what we can read.
I tried to find a copy for years. Why are we still doing archaic things like banning books in this day and age?
freedom of expression shouldnt be compromised just because some people might get offended. let us read it.
Ridiculous that we still have this ban in 2014. Time to grow up and let people decide what they want to read.
Bans like this are embarrassing for a country like ours. Unban it already.
I would really like to read this.
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