Twenty years ago, Iranian leader Ayatollah Khomenei issued a fatwa, or religious edict, calling on the faithful to kill author Salman Rushdie, a British citizen, over his book The Satanic Verses.

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Sir Salman is considered a controversial figure in India where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.

BBC: Salman Rushdie

The UK-based author is considered a controversial figure in India - where his 1988 book The Satanic Verses remains banned.

BBC: India

" Salman Rushdie is a novelist whose works include "Midnight's Children, " which won the Booker Prize, and "The Satanic Verses.

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