TIME FOR SOME NEWS UPDATE FOLKS!!
The much talked about Salman Rushdie's visit to India during the Jaipur Literature Festival - 2012 is again in news. But now for the exactly opposite reasons, that is, the calling off of Rushdie's visit. The visit was cancelled after Rajasthan govermnent raised fears of security threat. Rajasthan police has confirmed that Rushdie's trip has been cancelled. They had persuaded the organisers of the Festival to ask Salman Rushdie to call off his visit. Rushdie was being believed to be the main draw at this annual Literature Festival held every year at Diggi Palace, Jaipur. Earlier it was scheduled that Rushdie would be a part of two sessions, namely, 'Midnight's Child' (20 January) and 'Inglish Amlish: The chutneyfication of English' (21 January), to be held at the Jaipur Literature Festival - 2012 (20-24 January, 2012).
Rushdie or no Rushdie the festival has already got its share of publicity. What remains to be seen is how much this cancellation would affect in numbers!
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