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Rajasthan govt permits Rushdie's video-conference
January 24, 2012
Our correspondent reports from New Delhi that the Rajasthan government has allowed writer Salman Rushdie to address the Jaipur Literary Festival via video conference today. 

This sets to rest doubts that the state government, in a draconian move, may not allow Rushdie to even address the literary meet from overseas. Rushdie was billed to attend the Jaipur LitFest but called off the visit following protests by Muslim organisations over his book Satanic Verses.
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