Russian court rejects 'ban Gita' plea
Moscow/New Delhi: A Russian court on Wednesday rejected a petition, described by India as "patently absurd", which had sought a ban on a translated version of the Bhagvad Gita, bringing cheers to followers in India as well as those across the world.
The court's decision not to ban the sacred book brought to an end a keenly contested six-month old case that had caused anger among believers around the world and forced New Delhi to take up the matter with Moscow.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna welcomed the judgement and thanked the Russian government for its support.
The prosecutors had asked the court to include the book on the Russian Federal List of Extremist Materials, which bans more than 1,000 texts including Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and books distributed by the Jehovah's Witness and Scientology movements.
The text is a combination of the Bhagvad Gita, one of Hinduism's holiest scriptures, and commentary by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, that is commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement, ISKCON.
Moscow/New Delhi: A Russian court on Wednesday rejected a petition, described by India as "patently absurd", which had sought a ban on a translated version of the Bhagvad Gita, bringing cheers to followers in India as well as those across the world.
The court's decision not to ban the sacred book brought to an end a keenly contested six-month old case that had caused anger among believers around the world and forced New Delhi to take up the matter with Moscow.
External Affairs Minister SM Krishna welcomed the judgement and thanked the Russian government for its support.
The prosecutors had asked the court to include the book on the Russian Federal List of Extremist Materials, which bans more than 1,000 texts including Adolf Hitler's "Mein Kampf" and books distributed by the Jehovah's Witness and Scientology movements.
The text is a combination of the Bhagvad Gita, one of Hinduism's holiest scriptures, and commentary by AC Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, founder of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness, that is commonly known as the Hare Krishna movement, ISKCON.
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