INDIA'S INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE WINNER AT THE CENTRE OF A POLITICAL ROW
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✍️ International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq has been invited to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival in Karnataka, India, sparking controversy from some BJP leaders who claim she should not be participating in a Hindu festival.
👉 Banu Mushtaq, an International Booker Prize-winning author, has been invited to inaugurate the Mysuru Dasara festival in Karnataka, India. 👉 Some BJP leaders have criticized the invitation, claiming that Mushtaq, a Muslim, should not be participating in a Hindu festival. 👉 Mushtaq has expressed respect for the festival and has participated in it as a child, but some BJP leaders have taken offense to her previous comments about the Hindu goddess Bhuvaneshwari. 👉 The controversy has sparked a larger debate about the secular nature of the festival and the importance of keeping it inclusive and welcoming to all faiths. 👉 Supporters of the invitation argue that the festival is secular and that inviting Mushtaq is a way to keep it inclusive and welcoming to all faiths.
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