undisclosed location in New Delhi where she has been residing since then.

Abdul Aziz of minority group Milli Ittehad Parishad said they had written to the producers asking them to withdraw Taslima's name and reference from the serial and withdraw scenes that might create a controversy. "We have been told that there are some scenes in the serial that might hurt our sentiments. Through this serial she is trying to come back to Kolkata. Therefore we have opposed this," Aziz said.

Influential Muslim religious leaders echoed Aziz's concern. Maulana Quari Fazlur Rehman said, "Good that this was done else it would have spread disquiet among the Muslim community. This would have vitiated the atmosphere." Nakhoda Masjid Imam Md Shabir added, "She is one of those persons who revels in denigratingand still they want to stop it, only because it is scripted by me. Perhaps their grudge is directed at me for writing 'Lajja', which I wrote two decades ago," Taslima told TOI from Delhi. She lamented that the state government was not allowing her to stay in Kolkata.

According to Bangaldesh-born author, the story line is based on three sisters - one with dark complexion not getting married though she is intelligent. Her father cannot afford to pay dowry. The other sister is a victim of sexual assault and the third is a student. "The story revolves around these three sisters. So the Muslim fundamentalists have nothing to fear about. It has nothing against fundamentalism," she said.

The idea of the serial was conceived long back, when Taslima was