<p>Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy has been given police protection following "threat perception" over his remark that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Security was deployed at Ananthamurthy's residence after an oral request by him in the wake of a "threat pereception" over his remark," Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Kamal Pant said.<br /><br />A group called NaMo Brigade had sent a travel itinerary to the writer to Karachi for May 17, soon after exit Lok Sabha poll results were announced.<br /><br />The writer, however, changed his stand later and said he was emotionally overwhelmed while making the statement.<br /><br />"It was too much to say because I can't go anywhere except India," Ananthamurthy had said.<br /><br />"This time I think Modi was so attractive to the young who desired a strong nation like a growing China, America or any other country.<br /><br />"There is something of national spirit and that I think brought him to power. But basically I am a critic of nationalism because quite a few lies can spread on the basis of nationalism," he told reporters here.<br /><br />Ananthamurthy said he wanted a supple nation, instead of a strong nation, because the later can break like Germany and Japan.<br /><br />"I don't want a strong nation. I want a supple nation. A strong nation can break. We know what has happened to Germany," he said.</p>
<p>Renowned Kannada writer and Jnanpith awardee U R Ananthamurthy has been given police protection following "threat perception" over his remark that he would leave the country if Narendra Modi becomes the Prime Minister.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"Security was deployed at Ananthamurthy's residence after an oral request by him in the wake of a "threat pereception" over his remark," Additional Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Kamal Pant said.<br /><br />A group called NaMo Brigade had sent a travel itinerary to the writer to Karachi for May 17, soon after exit Lok Sabha poll results were announced.<br /><br />The writer, however, changed his stand later and said he was emotionally overwhelmed while making the statement.<br /><br />"It was too much to say because I can't go anywhere except India," Ananthamurthy had said.<br /><br />"This time I think Modi was so attractive to the young who desired a strong nation like a growing China, America or any other country.<br /><br />"There is something of national spirit and that I think brought him to power. But basically I am a critic of nationalism because quite a few lies can spread on the basis of nationalism," he told reporters here.<br /><br />Ananthamurthy said he wanted a supple nation, instead of a strong nation, because the later can break like Germany and Japan.<br /><br />"I don't want a strong nation. I want a supple nation. A strong nation can break. We know what has happened to Germany," he said.</p>