Vikram Seth backs Sahitya Akademi's condemnation of writers' killing

October 23, 2015 20:06

Eminent author Vikram Seth today came out in support of the Sahitya Akademi statement denouncing the recent killing of writers, saying it has condemned the "atmosphere of fear" sought to created by such acts and actred as an "independent body".

At an emergency board meeting here, the Akademi came out with a resolution strongly condemning the killing of Kannada writer M M Kalburgi and others while urging litterateurs to take back awards they have returned. Welcoming the Akademi statement, 63-year-old Seth, who has authored award winning books like 'A Suitable Boy' and for his travelogue 'From Heaven Lake: Travels Through Sinkiang and Tibet', told NDTV, "it shows that the board has acted as an independent body."

"It (Akademi) has condemned any attempt to suppress free speech and of course the ultimate suppression of free speech is where you stop your lips and dead in the hand, in other words, murder. It has also condemned the atmosphere of fear that is sought to be inculcated by acts of assassination such as these and this form of tear/terror has been condemned in the strongest possible terms," he said.

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