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| Posted online: Friday, August 10, 2007 at 1439 hours IST | | Updated: Friday, August 10, 2007 at 1453 hours IST | | New Delhi, August 10: Muslim leaders and intellectuals on Friday strongly condemned the attack on controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen terming the incident as "shameful" and "barbaric".
"The incident was outrageous and shameful. In a civilised society, you have a right to approve or disapprove of anything," noted lyricist and author Javed Akhtar said.
Observing that fundamentalists are becoming "bolder and bolder by the day," he said, "these (the attackers) are the same people who criticise Bajrang Dal and VHP. What is the difference between them and the Hindu fundamentalist organisations.”
"Fundamentalists are getting bolder and bolder as they can get away with almost anything. That is the problem," Akhtar said.
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