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Rushdie's Kolkata visit cancelled due to security reasons

Kolkata, Jan 30: Controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata to promote Deepa Mehta's film ‘Midnight's Children', based on his novel, has been cancelled due to security issues.A source close to the film said they

PTI Updated on: January 30, 2013 16:05 IST
rushdie s kolkata visit cancelled due to security reasons
rushdie s kolkata visit cancelled due to security reasons

Kolkata, Jan 30: Controversial author Salman Rushdie's visit to Kolkata to promote Deepa Mehta's film ‘Midnight's Children', based on his novel, has been cancelled due to security issues.




A source close to the film said they had planned some promotional activities involving him including a press conference but were forced to cancel it at the last minute after finding problems at the security level.  

Joint Commissioner of Police (headquarters) Javed Shamim however said, “We did not had any prior information of his (Rushdie) arrival in the city. We do not know anything about it.”

The author was scheduled to be in the city with director Deepa Mehta and actor Rahul Bose.
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