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Aaditya Lokhande asked this question about The Satanic Verses:
Can somebody give me an idea on why this book is banned in India?
Bob Marshall The book starts with a plane hijacked and eventually blown up by Sikh extremists. I expect the Sikhs dislike the book almost as much as the Muslims.
Th…moreThe book starts with a plane hijacked and eventually blown up by Sikh extremists. I expect the Sikhs dislike the book almost as much as the Muslims.
The main reason the book is banned in India is that the Indian constitution gives some legal privileges to Muslims.(less)
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