Another sorry chapter

8216;8216;After selling copies the world over, how can the ban be effective now? It8217;s only a formality. It is a right step, but it should have been taken much earlier.8217;8217;

8212;Pramod Navalkar, Sena leader, former minister

for cultural affairs

8216;8216;I am essentially opposed to the idea of banning books. This book, in particular, doesn8217;t sound inflammatory. Nor does it appear to be a mischievous attempt at maligning a hero. The public should decide for themselves. The person who has written it is clearly an academic and a scholar.8217;8217;

8212;Shobhaa De, author

8216;8216;We welcome the move. The book was based on wrong information and lacked research. Though the author has apologised for the lacunae and agreed that whatever he has written is incorrect, a ban was necessary.8217;8217;

8212;Ulhas Pawar, poet and Congressman

8216;8216;How many have read this book? Banning a book is absolutely undemocratic. The author doesn8217;t pass any judgment on Shivaji8217;s parentage. He just quotes what many other writers have said earlier. As a writer, I am deeply hurt.8217;8217;

8212; Sharda Dwivedi, historian