World News | Salman Rushdie: The Free Speech Champion Whose 'verses' Put His Life at Risk

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. A Booker Prize that catapulted him to the pantheon of global literary stalwarts to a fatwa by Iran's Supreme Leader that forced him into hiding and years of death threats, Mumbai-born author Salman Rushdie was both idolised and demonised for a singular trait that defined his life and works -- championing free speech.
World News | Salman Rushdie: The Free Speech Champion Whose 'verses' Put His Life at Risk.

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