Ready to catch first flight if I get call from Chidambaram: MF

New Delhi, Nov 1 (PTI) As the Indian government plans to
approach the Supreme Court of India for speedy disposal of all
cases against him, India's renowned painter M F Husain Sunday
said he is ready to return to India at the earliest.
Husain, who is on a self-imposed exile, said he
"wholeheartedly" welcomes the government's move, which will
end litigations against him arising out of his paintings.
"If right now I get a call from Mr Chidambaram (Union
Home Minister), I will take the first flight to India and
congratulate him that the government has done really good," he
told PTI over phone from Dubai.
Home Ministry sources said cases filed against Husain
across India over his controversial paintings should be
brought to a logical end and that the Indian government was
contemplating to move the Supreme Court for their expeditious
disposal to ensure his early return.
"I am glad that they have woken up. I think this is a
great news which I was dreaming about for four years. I was
expecting this for a long time," said the 94-year-old painter,
who has repeatedly expressed his wish to return to India.
Husain, whose paintings depicting Hindu deities in the
nude led to protests and threats by saffron outfits, has
been living in Dubai and London for the past few years. (More)
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