No intention to leave India: Tasleema

NEW DELHI: Controversial Bangladeshi writer Tasleema Nasreen tonight said she was "shocked" by the attack on her in Hyderabad by a Muslim group but had no intention of leaving India, which she described as her "second home" and "a good place to live in".

"India is a good place to live in and it is my second home. I don't want to go back to my country and I want to live here," Nasreen told NDTV.

The writer said she was "shocked...but not surprised" at the attack as Muslim fundamentalists in the country had earlier issued fatwa against her.

She said those who attacked her was a minority. "Majority of the people here believe in democracy and freedom of expression and I get their support, sympathy and solidarity."

Nasreen said the support she received from the countrymen made her "determined all the more committed to the cause which she stands for".