The Muslim community in West Bengal has come down severely on the BJP-led Centre for ‘promising’ author Taslima Nasreen to grant resident permit. Ms Nasreen had told the media that Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on 2 August ‘promised’ to extend usual ‘resident permit’ to her. Claiming that the Centre had hurt the Muslim population’s sentiments with this decision, Trinamool Congress MP Idris Ali told the media that Ms. Nasreen has gained popularity only by criticising Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allah be to him) and writing offensive things about the Islamic religion. Granting her visa would mean encouraging divisive politics in the country, he said.