When India became the first country to ban 'The Satanic Verses' much before the Iranian fatwa

On October 5, 1988, the ban was invoked by the Finance Ministry, which prohibited importation of the book into the country under the Customs Act of 1962. Possession of the book itself was and is not a crime.

Achal Prabhala

· Oct 04, 2015 · 11:30 am