Despite controversies surrounding Rushdie’s work, Tharoor remained a staunch supporter and friend of Rushdie throughout their long relationship.
Tharoor praised Rushdie’s Vijay Nagar for its superb recreation of the history of the Vijayanagara Empire.
MP and author Shashi Tharoor has called Salman Rushdie’s novel Victory City “brilliant and magical”. Tharoor took to social media and wrote how Rushdie has been able to recreate the Vijayanagara Empire through his magic-realist lens, as brilliantly written as ever. the fervor and enthusiasm of a writer at the height of his powers”.
Tharoor called Rushdie “the greatest living Indian writer” who should have won the Nobel Prize for Literature by now.
“I have just finished Salman Rushdie’s magnificent and magical “Victory City” – a brilliant recreation of the history of the Vijayanagara Empire through his magic-realist lens, brilliantly written as always, an author at his height full of vigor and enthusiasm about his powers,” Tharoor wrote.
The book ends with the sentence “The words are the only winners”. But the one who bears these words is also a winner, and “Vijay Nagri” is a victory. That overdue Nobel for the greatest living Indian writer is now should not be stopped.”
Tharoor and Rushdie have shared the stage on several occasions at various literary events. Despite controversies surrounding Rushdie’s work, Tharoor remained a staunch supporter and friend of Rushdie throughout their long relationship. Rushdie has praised Tharoor’s writing, calling him “one of the most articulate and sophisticated writers in India”. In turn, Tharoor has spoken of Rushdie’s influence on his writing and defended Rushdie’s right to free expression in the face of controversy.
I’ve just finished @Salman RushdieK’s spectacular and magical “Victory City” – a brilliant recreation of the history of the Vijayanagara Empire through his magic-realist lens, brilliantly written as ever, brimming with the gusto and gusto of a writer at the height of his powers. The book…—Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 1, 2023
In 2012, Rushdie was forced to cancel a scheduled appearance at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India due to threats of violence from religious groups. Tharoor, who was a member of parliament at the time, publicly criticized the decision to cancel Rushdie’s appearance and called it a “shameful moment” for India.
Shashi Tharoor was recently in the news for his view on the upcoming film The Kerala Story. He clarified that he is not advocating a ban on the upcoming film. However, he believes that the film misrepresents the reality of his home state.
He said, ‘I want to emphasize that I am not demanding a ban on the film. Freedom of expression ceases to be valuable just because it can be misused. But Keralites have every right to say loud and clear that this is a misinterpretation of our reality,” Tharoor tweeted.
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