New Delhi, Sept. 20 -- The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition challenging the Karnataka government's decision to invite Booker Prize-winning author Banu Mushtaq as the chief guest for the historic Dasara festival in Mysuru on September 22, stressing that India's constitutional framework celebrates multiculturalism and diversity. "This is not a personal event but a state event. Why should the state discriminate between its own people?" the court said.P9
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