Summary:
After the controversy, the organisers of the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan, which will be held from January 11, had cancelled the invite to Sahgal. "...she is not against any political party or ideology but against humbug, falsification and extreme views. Sena alleged this was done by the meet's organisers as they feared that the views of Sahgal, who is "a rebellious author", may invite the government's ire. Plunging into the controversy over author Nayantara Sahgal's invite for inaugurating the Marathi literary meet at Yavatmal being cancelled, the Shiv Sena has attributed this to her stance against the BJP regime on issues like mob lynchings. Hence, it seems the organisers of the meet may have felt that inviting Nayantara would lead them being deprived of financial aid," the editorial alleged..