with rushdies sunday remark terming rajasthan police liars rushdie had on tuesday tweeted ive investigated believe that i was indeed lied to i am outraged and very angry on friday he had said that the maharashtra and rajasthan police had informed him that some paid assassins were on their way to jaipur to eliminate him rajasthan cm ashok gehlot had said that rushdies sunday statement was unwarranted as there was a threat to his life in view of protests by muslim organizations government sources said they didnt want any further embarrassment as the author has already sullied their image and he might go ahead with the state police bashing we cant take any chances and what if he too reads out from banned book the satanic verses asked an official he was referring to four authors reading out passages from the satanic verses at the festival muslim groups are also keeping a close watch jamaateislami hind national secretary mohammed salim engineer said that they were watching closely and protests will happen if rushdie spoke anything against islam