In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful
His Excellency Mr. Rajiv Gandhi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India,
The receipt of Your Excellency's congratulatory message on the occasion of the 10 th anniversary of the victory of Islamic Revolution in Iran is hereby acknowledged with gratitude. During the past ten years, the enemies of the revolution contrived widespread and extensive plots against the Islamic and true Revolution, all of which were thwarted with the help of God, the Exalted. Now, by writing and publishing the blasphemous book, The Satanic Verses, they have come for their war against the dear Islam. As in the past, this conspiracy will also end in futility with the help of God Almighty. It is hoped that having the largest Muslim population among the non-Muslim countries, you would also help the Muslims of India along this way, and that you would expand your traditional relations with Iran and other Muslim countries.
Rouhullah al-Mousawi al-Khomeini
Esfand 8,1367 AHS