In 1988, #India issued an order forbidding the import of Salman #Rushdie’s novel. A #Delhi #Court has overturned the order, not because of free speech, but because no one could find it.

source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/08/world/asia/india-salman-rushdie-satanic-verses-book-ban.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Y04.yquJ.JGWA6ln_x0zZ

Democracy at its best. If you can't present your invoices to the tax office, then you can expect heavy penalties but why should we keep our records, we are the government after all so trust us!

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