Slipper thrown at Arundhati Roy to come under hammer

A youth activist hurled it at the Booker prize winning author at a protest against moral policing

Slipper thrown at Arundhati Roy to come under hammer

A youth activist hurled it at the Booker prize winning author at a protest against moral policing

Writer Arundhati Roy is in some great company with former US President George Bush and Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao.

The author and social activist had her share of 'glory' at a Delhi University event to protest against the 'Talibanisation' of India by the moral police.

However, Roy will be a step ahead of her illustrious colleagues. The slipper thrown at her by an activist of Youth Unity for Vibrant Action (YUVA), which missed the intended target, would come up for auction at Jantar Mantar this afternoon.

Activists of the recently formed group took exception to the Booker prize winner's reported comments about expression of love. She had said, "To me, love is everything. I support every kind of love."

Delhi YUVA convenor Jai Ram told MiD DAY that the slipper thrown at Roy was the "third most important" footwear in the world.

"We will auction the chappal. The bidding would start at Rs 11,000," he said.

YUVA member Beauty Kumari said, "They want to abolish the institution of marriage. If it happens, the whole structure of human relationships would be damaged forever."

At the same event eminent Hindi litterateur and editor of 'Hans' Rajendra Yadav had allegedly spoke against the institution of marriage. "They (the saffron brigade) conveniently pick up things from the Western world that suit them and want to ban others," he had said.

The event was organized at Delhi University's north campus after a month of the Mangalore pub incident where Sri Ram Sene activists attacked women.

Hundreds of students and teachers had joined Roy and Yadav at the Vivekananda Statue. The event was organized by the All-India Students' Association and the All-India Progressive Women's Association.