12-01-2007, 01:41 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Chief minister of Bengal, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee whose department issued the notification banning the book, said that he had himself read the book âseveral times over.â that he has âpersuaded at least 25 noted specialists to go through the book criticallyâ and that they have recommended the book to be not fit for circulation among the reading public. <b>In particular, the pages 49-50 of the book contain very derogatory and provocative references that go against the grain of the tenets of Islam and of Islamic beliefs</b>. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->