Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Imran Khan: Salman Rushdie Has the 'Mindset of a Small Man'

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Imran Khan has stoked his growing feud with Sir Salman Rushdie, describing the Satanic Verses author as having "the mindset of a small man".

The two have exchanged angry words since Mr Khan, the former Pakistan cricket captain who now heads a political party, refused to share a platform with the writer at a conference in New Delhi at the weekend.

At the time, Mr Khan said he could not appear with a man who had offended the world's Muslims.

Sir Salman hit back at the event with a series of jibes. He asked the shocked audience if they "noticed a physical resemblance of Imran Khan and Gaddafi" and went on to describe Mr Khan as a dictator-in-waiting. » | Rob Crilly | Islamabad | Wednesday, March 21, 2012