Mysore/Mysuru: Members of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Mysuru district unit staged a protest at Gandhi Square yesterday, opposing the Karnataka Government’s decision to invite International Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s Mysuru Dasara festivities.
The protest was driven by two key issues: The selection of Banu Mushtaq over Deepa Bhasthi, the translator credited with the English version of the award-winning work and the recent stone-pelting incident during a Ganesha immersion procession at Maddur.
