<p>Shocked to hear that an FIR was lodged in Lucknow against her for allegedly hurting religious sentiments in a tweet last month, controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen today said she had only spoken the truth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I do not know what wrong have I done with those tweets. I only spoke the truth and once again they are after me," Taslima told PTI from New Delhi.<br /><br />"I am shocked to hear this. How can this happen in a democratic country like India where the Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech and expression," wondered the 51-year-old author who was forced to flee from Bangladesh after threats from fundamentalists for hurting religious sentiments.<br /><br />A case against her was lodged last night at Kotwali police station by Hasan Raza Khan Noori Miyan, son of the 'sajjadanasheen' of Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat Maulana Subhan Raza Khan Subhani Miyan, who objected to certain tweets by her against clerics on November 6.<br /><br />After Arvind Kejriwal sought support for his Aam Aadmi Party from controversial Uttar Pradesh cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, Taslima had criticised the meeting on Twitter.<br /><br />In 2007, the Maulana had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on the author's head if New Delhi did not restrict her entry to the country.<br /><br />Following violent protests over renewal of her visa later on, she was bundled out of Kolkata by the authorities to Delhi.<br /><br />Noting that her freedom of speech and expression has always been in danger, the author said, "Fundamentalists do not believe in human rights and so I am never allowed to speak even the truth."<br /><br />She has been in news for her controversial books like 'Lajja' and 'Dwikhandito'.</p>
<p>Shocked to hear that an FIR was lodged in Lucknow against her for allegedly hurting religious sentiments in a tweet last month, controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen today said she had only spoken the truth.<br /><br /></p>.<p>"I do not know what wrong have I done with those tweets. I only spoke the truth and once again they are after me," Taslima told PTI from New Delhi.<br /><br />"I am shocked to hear this. How can this happen in a democratic country like India where the Constitution guarantees the freedom of speech and expression," wondered the 51-year-old author who was forced to flee from Bangladesh after threats from fundamentalists for hurting religious sentiments.<br /><br />A case against her was lodged last night at Kotwali police station by Hasan Raza Khan Noori Miyan, son of the 'sajjadanasheen' of Dargah-e-Ala Hazrat Maulana Subhan Raza Khan Subhani Miyan, who objected to certain tweets by her against clerics on November 6.<br /><br />After Arvind Kejriwal sought support for his Aam Aadmi Party from controversial Uttar Pradesh cleric Maulana Tauqeer Raza Khan, Taslima had criticised the meeting on Twitter.<br /><br />In 2007, the Maulana had announced a reward of Rs 5 lakh on the author's head if New Delhi did not restrict her entry to the country.<br /><br />Following violent protests over renewal of her visa later on, she was bundled out of Kolkata by the authorities to Delhi.<br /><br />Noting that her freedom of speech and expression has always been in danger, the author said, "Fundamentalists do not believe in human rights and so I am never allowed to speak even the truth."<br /><br />She has been in news for her controversial books like 'Lajja' and 'Dwikhandito'.</p>