Taslima to delete controversial lines from her book
Saturday, 1 December 2007
KOLKATA, Nov 30 (PTI): Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen Friday said she was withdrawing some controversial lines from her autobiographical novel 'Dwikhandita' as those evoked strong protests from "a section of people in India."
"I am withdrawing controversial lines in 'Dwikhandita', written in 2002 with the memory of Bangladesh in the 1980s when military threw out secularism in the country. I wrote the book in support of the people who defended secular values,'' she said.
''I had no intention to hurt anybody's sentiment," she told the PTI here over phone from an undisclosed location.
"Now since some people in India claim that it hurt their sentiments, I am withdrawing some lines in the book," Taslima added.
The Bangladeshi writer hoped that from now on, there would be no controversy and "I'll be able to live peacefully in this country.''
Taslima said she had already asked the publisher of the book 'People's Book Society' not to circulate copies of the book which were in their possession.
"I asked my publisher to bring out the next edition of the book deleting those controversial lines", she said.
A spokesman of the publisher said Taslima has requested them not to circulate copies of the book. "We will withdraw 30 to 40 copies, already in circulation, from the market and in the next edition we will delete three controversial pages of the book", she said.
"I am withdrawing controversial lines in 'Dwikhandita', written in 2002 with the memory of Bangladesh in the 1980s when military threw out secularism in the country. I wrote the book in support of the people who defended secular values,'' she said.
''I had no intention to hurt anybody's sentiment," she told the PTI here over phone from an undisclosed location.
"Now since some people in India claim that it hurt their sentiments, I am withdrawing some lines in the book," Taslima added.
The Bangladeshi writer hoped that from now on, there would be no controversy and "I'll be able to live peacefully in this country.''
Taslima said she had already asked the publisher of the book 'People's Book Society' not to circulate copies of the book which were in their possession.
"I asked my publisher to bring out the next edition of the book deleting those controversial lines", she said.
A spokesman of the publisher said Taslima has requested them not to circulate copies of the book. "We will withdraw 30 to 40 copies, already in circulation, from the market and in the next edition we will delete three controversial pages of the book", she said.