- A Russian court rejected a petition seeking a ban on translation of Bhagavad Gita on account that it is "extremist literature" and promotes "social discord".
- The court in the Siberian city of Tomsk began decided in favour of the translation by the founder of the international Hare Krishna movement.
- The case filed by state prosecutors in Tomsk claimed that the renowned translation of the text, titled "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" is "extremist literature" and should join Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf on a list of banned books.
- "Bhagavad Gita As It Is" -- first published in 1968 -- is a translation of and commentary on the original text by Swami Prabhupada, the founder of the international Hare Krishna movement, ISKCON.
