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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shahana Yasmin

India forced to lift decades-long ban on Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses due to bizarre legal loophole

India’s ban on the import of author Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses has been overturned by the Delhi High Court due to a remarkable situation – the original notification cannot be found.

The 1988 magic realism novel, which explores the age-old subjects of good and evil and features religious figures including Archangel Gabriel and Prophet Muhammad, ran into controversy with Muslim readers, who dubbed it blasphemous.

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