"Dasara Not Secular": Row After Muslim Author Chosen To Open Mysuru Festival

Monday, 25 August 2025Newsdesk
"Dasara Not Secular": Row After Muslim Author Chosen To Open Mysuru Festival
Author Banu Mushtaq has refused to comment on the BJP leader's remark, but said she has been invited, and she would go.

New Delhi 25 August 2025

As per news report of NDTV,The Karnataka government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author and activist Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate the Dussehra celebrations at Mysuru has sparked a row. BJP leader Pratap Simha has questioned why a Muslim will be invited to a religious event. The author has refused to comment on the BJP leader's remark, but said she has been invited, and she would go.

Source - NDTV

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