Controversy behind Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic Verses': Muslims gather to assess the book, in Pakistan

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Muslims gathers for a discussion on Salman Rushdie's book 'The Satanic verses'. When asked about Salman Rushdie, an Imam said ever since the construction of Babri Masjid, instead of solving issues, Salman escaped to Pakistan. The book can be seen at the end of the clip. Many Muslims regard The Satanic Verses as blasphemous. The book is still banned in India. The writer won the Booker Prize for Midnight's Children in 1981. This footage is part of the broadcast stock footage archive of Wilderness Films India Ltd., the largest collection of HD imagery from South Asia. The collection comprises of 150, 000+ hours of high quality broadcast imagery, mostly shot on 4K, 200 fps slow motion, Full HD, HDCAM 1080i High Definition, Alexa and XDCAM. Write to us for licensing this footage on a broadcast