11-30-2007, 03:40 PM
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NDTV Correspondent
Friday, November 30, 2007 (New Delhi)
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has withdrawn controversial lines in her autobiographical book Dwikhandita.
The move comes just two days after the Centre said it would continue to shelter the exiled author but she had to refrain from hurting religious sentiments.
Speaking to NDTV from the undisclosed safe house where she has been kept under the Centre's care, the author said ''I am withdrawing the controversial lines from my book Dikhandito. The book was written in 2002 based on my memories of Bangladesh in the 1980s during which time secularism was removed from the Bangladesh constitution.''
''Because I value secularism I wanted secularism to remain in the Bangladesh constitution. I didn't write the book to hurt anybody's sentiments. Some people claim that sentiments have been hurt. It was not intended. I hope there will be no controversy anymore and I will be able to live peacefully in India,'' she said.
Senior left leader Gurudas Dasgupta said that Taslima had taken the correct step, which will help facilitate her return to Kolkata.
Jamiat-e-Ulema-e- hind chief has appealed for an end to the protests against Taslima.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story...%203:11:00%20PM
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NDTV Correspondent
Friday, November 30, 2007 (New Delhi)
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen has withdrawn controversial lines in her autobiographical book Dwikhandita.
The move comes just two days after the Centre said it would continue to shelter the exiled author but she had to refrain from hurting religious sentiments.
Speaking to NDTV from the undisclosed safe house where she has been kept under the Centre's care, the author said ''I am withdrawing the controversial lines from my book Dikhandito. The book was written in 2002 based on my memories of Bangladesh in the 1980s during which time secularism was removed from the Bangladesh constitution.''
''Because I value secularism I wanted secularism to remain in the Bangladesh constitution. I didn't write the book to hurt anybody's sentiments. Some people claim that sentiments have been hurt. It was not intended. I hope there will be no controversy anymore and I will be able to live peacefully in India,'' she said.
Senior left leader Gurudas Dasgupta said that Taslima had taken the correct step, which will help facilitate her return to Kolkata.
Jamiat-e-Ulema-e- hind chief has appealed for an end to the protests against Taslima.
http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story...%203:11:00%20PM
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