Three panellists reportedly withdrew from a Jaipur Literature Festival event in New York as they refused to share the stage with BJP national spokesperson Shazia Ilmi, according to the Middle East Eye.
The decision by the three panellists – including authors Marie Brenner and Amy Waldman – came after activists and writers called for a protest against the policies of the BJP by skipping the event. The JLF event was “normalising” Hindutva in the US, the activists had said. The event was scheduled from September 12 to 14.
