Ram Sene 'fatwa' against Arundhati

After their slippers failed to stop her, the Sri Ram Sene (SRS) has declared they are ready to go to any extent to stop "traitor" Arundhati Roy.

In their trademark fundamentalist way, the radical outfit has proclaimed a "fatwa" against the author-turned-activist and has warned that she will not be allowed to attend public meetings.

"We will not let her attend any public meeting and are prepared to take any extreme step to stop her from voicing her anti-India sentiments," SRS general secretary and north India head Binay Kumar Singh told MiD DAY.
When asked what he meant by "extreme step", Binay referred to the incident when an SRS member threw a slipper at Arundhati while she was attending a public meeting in Delhi University.

"Last time we had thrown a slipper at her but now we will not hesitate from taking more severe steps," Singh said.

The Pramod Muthalik-led Sene that attacked girls at a Mangalore pub in January this year, have declared Roy a "traitor" for her "pro-Pakistan" and "anti-India" stand.

The "fatwa" came after Roy on Wednesday at a seminar called upon the media to be more objective while reporting about Pakistan. The Booker Prize winner made the comments while chairing a seminar organised by the Foundation of Media Professionalsu00a0a group comprising journalists from India and Pakistanu00a0over the subject "Is media jingoism fanning Indo-Pak problem?"

The SRS activists protested her comments, shouting anti-Pakistan slogans and were taken out of the venue.
"Pakistan is not just India's problem; in fact it is a global headache which should be wiped off from world map. Only war is the solution to stop this global menace," said Binay.

Though Roy was unreachable on her landline phone but Anirudh Behl (of Tehelka fame, now running a website called cobrapost.com) who was acting as a moderator said, "This is ridiculous. Nobody cares about SRS' fatwa. No anti-India views were expressed inu00a0 the seminar."