Literary secularists need to learn from Taslima: Bhyrappa
Writers have been returning awards and quitting posts to register their protest against "rising intolerance", but eminent Kannada writer SL Bhyrappa calls it a "publicity stunt". He says the writers have a political agenda and the time has come to distinguish between "political litterateurs" and "pure litterateurs". Excerpts: What is your response to writers returning awards and giving up posts?
It is nothing but a publicity stunt. Writers are doing it because returning the award will fetch them more publicity than getting the award. It is a ploy to destroy the democratic fabric of the country and the functioning of the Sahitya Akademi, which is an autonomous body.