Yet another author has returned the prestigious Kendra Sahitya Akademi award over rising 'communal violence' cases in the country. Joining the league is Malayalam author and activist Sarah Joseph and noted poet K Satchidanandan who resigned from all Akademi posts. Earlier, Hindi poet Ashok Vajpeyi and writer Nayantara Sahgal had announced their decisions to return the Sahitya Akademi awards, as a mark of protest