Historian
to leave India before April 16 PTI 10:04 PM, Apr 12, 2012 IBNLive.com
Chennai,
Apr12 (PTI) American historian Peter Heehs, whose book on Sri Aurobindo created
a controversy and whose visa extension was not considered by the Home Ministry,
today said he would not be in the country on April 16. "..if nothing
happens before then (April 15), I will certainly not be in the country on the
16th," Peter Heehs told PTI through an email.
Heehs
present visa is valid up to April 15. He was asked to leave the country after
spending nearly four decades working on a project of digitisation and archival
of works of freedom fighter and spiritual leader Aurobindo. "I have told
the Regional Registration Office, Pondy (Puducherry), that I would abide by the
terms of their response to my application, which specified that the Home
Ministry was granting me an extension good until April 15 but would not
consider a new application for renewal of my current entry visa. It follows
that I should not be in the country after April 15," Heehs said.
The
inmate of Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Puducherry was told by the Regional
Registration Office at Puducherry that his visa will not be extended after
April 15. Some historians had protested against the move of cancelling his visa
and had also petitioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Home Minister
Chidambaram for reconsideration of decision. New Indian Express @NewIndianXpress
Historian Heehs to leave India
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