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Rushdie returns to India, targets clerics, MPs
Mar 17th, 2012
British author Salman Rushdie on Saturday attacked growing intolerance in India as he returned to the country for the first time since Islamic activists forced him to cancel a visit two months ago. (Source: AFP) -
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