Is Salman Rushdie going to be at the Jaipur Literature Festival?
Organisers say they stand by invitation to Salman Rushdie
Not if a number of news reports are to be believed.
The Times of India said:
Other news outlets have similar speculation.
The Jaipur Literature Festival's Web site does not show any event featuring Mr Rushdie as of this writing, though his name still appears on the list of speakers.
We asked Sanjoy Roy of Teamwork Productions, organisers of the Festival, for clarification. He SMSed back: *
Salman will not be in India on the 20th as per his new schedule. The festival stands by its invitation to Mr Rushdie.
"Salman Rushdie is attending the Jaipur Literature Festival but he will not be there on the opening day."
* In an earlier version of this post, I missed out on the words "on the 20th" from Sanjoy Roy's message. Apologies. And, er, I also misspelled Salman Rushdie's name in the post title. The horror, the horror.