Prominent author Salman Rushdie, who had faced death threats from radical Islamist groups over his controversial book Satanic Verses, says that the recent anti-Islam video on YouTube which has fanned protests in countries across the world should just be ignored.
“Yes there is this stupid film, and the correct response to a stupid film on YouTube is to say, ‘its a stupid film on YouTube’ and you get on with the rest of your life,” Rushdie said in an interview with CNN.
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Speaking about the violence that erupted over the video, in which US ambassador to Libya was also killed, Rushdie said, “This is very much a product of the outrage machine.”
The author also believes the protests over the video have nothing to do with religion, but is purely a political act.
“To take that (the film) and to deliberately use it to inflame your troops is a political act, that’s not about religion,” he said.
