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London, Mar 20: Controversial Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen, who left India on Wednesday, is most likely in Sweden. She had, on Wednesday, accused the Manmohan Singh government of being no better than "religious fundamentalists."

Swedish media reports said the 46-year-old doctor turned author, who has a Swedish Residency visa, was very likely in the Scandinavian country again.

Sweden's newspaper Dagens Nyheter reported in its online edition, as did Swedish news agency TT , that Taslima was very likely in the Scandinavian country to where she had fled twice before--in 1994 and 1999.

The Swedish PEN Club confirmed that Taslima has arrived in Europe. "She has landed in Europe. I don't want to say where. But she feels safe ... and she will be examined by doctors. She doesn't want to say anything about her plans as of now," the Swedish PEN Club deputy chairwoman Maria Modig said.

Talking from London's Heathrow Airport before taking a connecting flight after she left New Delhi on Wednesday morning on a British Airways plane, Taslima refused to disclose where she was headed to saying she did not want to compromise on her security. There were also some reports that she may be going to Toronto in Canada.

"If I disclose my destination my security will be compromised. My face has now become recognisable and I could be target of religious fundamentalists," said Taslima, who also claimed her forced house arrest in Delhi had affected her health and that she needed urgent medical treatment.

Taslima, whose India visa was extended for further six months last month, alleged her human rights were infringed in the last four months when she was brought to Delhi after being hounded out from Kolkata.

The author said she will not hesitate to discuss “the traumatic experience” she allegedly went through during various international seminars lined up in Europe in the next few months.