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When celebs' appearances at litfests were canceled

By Aikantik Bag

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Filmmaker Onir Dhar's session on LGBTQ+ issues at the Bhopal Lit Fest was canceled recently. Here are four other instances when litfest sessions of notable personalities were canceled in India.

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Salman Rushdie

Rushdie’s 2012's JLF session regarding his awards-winning 'Midnight's Children.' It happened after intelligence reports suggested Mumbai-based underworld assassins could target him.

Taslima Nasrin

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Taslima Nasrin’s JLF 2017 session led to several Muslim groups protesting outside the venue, Diggi Palace. As per reports, Nasreen has been blacklisted from the JLF since then.

Noam Chomsky

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Chomsky's 2020 Mumbai Lit Fest session was canceled and organisers cited “integrity issues.” He planned to speak about how MNCs were "hastening humanity towards a deeper crisis."

Prasoon Joshi

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Central Board of Film Certification chief Joshi decided to cancel his 2018 JLF session after he received threats from Karni Sena.

4 times when celebrities' litfest sessions were canceled in India

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