New Delhi: Noted writer and activist Taslima Nasreen on Sunday lambasted those who announced bounty on JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar's head over his slogans on JNU campus.


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Taslima, who is quite active on Twitter and followed by many for her criticism of bigotry, wrote in disgust, “I thought only Muslims can be fatwabaz, but some Hindus want to be insane. Issued fatwas. Put 11 lakh on Kanhaiya's head, 5 Lakh on his tongue.”



Further denouncing the idea of violence, she said, “First you fall in love with your religion. Then you give up your sanity and rationality. Then you set price on your critics' heads. Then you start beheading...”



A few posters have appeared near the Delhi Press Club, offering Rs 11 lakh reward for shooting Kanhaiya down.


The posters, viral on social media, bear the name of Adarsh Sharma, president, Purvanchal Sena.


Meanwhile, a Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) leader has announced a prize money of Rs 5 lakh for cutting off the tongue of Kanhaiya Kumar.


Kuldeep Varshney, the BJYM district president, Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh, has reportedly been expelled by the BJP for six years.