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Press Trust Of India
Kathmandu, January 02, 2010
First Published: 23:02 IST(2/1/2010)
Last Updated: 23:05 IST(2/1/2010)
Fareed Zakaria sparks 'Buddha' row in Nepal
A book by Indian-American journalist Fareed Zakaria has sparked a row
in Kathmandu, with a top Maoists' leader accusing him of
misrepresenting facts by claiming that Buddha was born in India
instead of Nepal.
Zakaria, editor of Newsweek and host of a weekly show on international
affairs for CNN, has been flayed by Dinanath Sharma, the spokesperson
of CPN-Maoist, for writing that the founder of Buddhism was born in
India.
The Maoist leader said Zakaria has hurt the sentiment of Nepalese
people by claiming in his book, 'The Post American World', that Buddha
was an Indian and Buddhism was born in India.
The objectionable statement of the noted journalist is a serious blow
to the sentiment of Nepalese people, Sharma wrote in the Kantipur
newspaper.
A Parliament Committee of Nepal has also raised objections to the
statement in Parliament and the matter is said to have reached
President Ram Baran Yadav, as well as the Foreign and Home ministries,
the Maoist leader said.
"Are we ready to believe that Zakaria wrote this without studying
about the Buddha?" he wondered.
"But we are not ready to accept this," he said, adding the writer
certainly has in-depth knowledge about Buddha which is evident from
the detailed analysis of the subject in the book.
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