Kasuri is scheduled to attend the launch of his book Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider's Account of Pakistan's Foreign Policy at 5.30 pm in Worli on Monday.
Observer and Research Foundation (ORF) Chairman and former BJP ideologue Sudheendra Kulkarni on Monday alleged that the Shiv Sena workers threw black ink at him for organising a book launch for the former Pakistani Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.
The foreign policy think tank has organised a launch event for the former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri's book and had said that it will continue as scheduled amid threats from Shiv Sena.
Kasuri is scheduled to attend the launch of his book Neither a Hawk nor a Dove: An Insider's Account of Pakistan's Foreign Policy at 5.30 pm in Worli on Monday.
The attack on Kulkarni has taken place even as he met Sena president Uddhav Thackeray at his residence Matoshree. It was understood that the meeting would be futile and Kulkarni left Matoshree without getting any assurance from the Sena leader
Speaking to the news agency, Kulkarni had said, "I have requested Uddhav Thackeray that Shiv Sena should not oppose the book launch event. I also told him that the event will proceed despite Sena's threat." Recently, Sena's threat to disrupt Pakistan ghazal singer Ghulam Ali's concerts led to cancellation of his events in Mumbai and Pune.
Kulkarni has served as speechwriter for BJP veterans Atal Bihari Vajpayee and LK Advani.
The Sena, which shares power with the BJP in Maharashtra, had written to the director of Worli's Nehru Centre, the launch venue, to cancel the show because of the Pakistan connection. Maharashtra's home department, headed by BJP chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, has assured the organisers of full security cover.
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