Desk:Exiled Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has appealed to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, requesting that she be allowed to stay in India. In a social media post on X, Nasreen tagged Amit Shah and wrote, “Dear Amit Shah ji, Namaskar. I live in India because I love this great country. It has been my second home for the past 20 years, but the Ministry of Home Affairs has not renewed my residence permit since July 22. I am deeply concerned. I would be very grateful if you allow me to stay. Warm regards.”
Taslima Nasreen, who has been living in exile since 1994, is known for her staunch criticism of communalism. She gained prominence in the 1990s for her novels, especially for her 1994 book Lajja, which brought her international attention. The novel, published in the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition in 1992, depicted the violence, rape, looting, and murder against Bengali Hindus. Her earlier work, published in Bengali in 1993, was banned in Bangladesh, after which she started receiving death threats and was forced to flee the country. She has since lived in Europe, the United States, and from 2004 onwards, in India.