For a change this protest is not against a Hindutva-related diktat. Prominent intellectuals, including historians Prof Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib, artists Gulammohammed Sheikh, Vivan Sundaram, academics Utsa Patnaik, Amar Farooqui and others have condemned the fatwa issued by the Mumbai-based Sunni Muslim group, Raza Academy against music composer A R Rehman for his involvement in the Iranian film 'Muhammad: Messenger of God'. In a statement they expressed the hope that no fatwas, diktats or even bullets, would be directed 'against those who dare to speak the truth, paint a picture or compose a tune'.