"I have no hesitation in saying that the ban on Salman Rushdie's book was wrong," Mr Chidambaram said speaking at the Times LitFest in Delhi.The ban on Salman Rushdie's "Satanic Verses" in 1988 was followed by a 'fatwa' (decree) by Iran's religious leader Ayatollah Khomenini.
This admission just took 27 years. How many more before the "mistake" is corrected? https://t.co/qz7t1InXzV
— Salman Rushdie (@SalmanRushdie) November 28, 2015
