Chamcha

His Chamcha (flatterer) finance Minister P. Chidambaram approached him.

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As a retreat for a man suffering from paranoid delusions of being the chief archangel of God, Chamcha reflected, it wouldn't have been his own first choice.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

In the taxicab, Gibreel needled Chamcha, who had not informed him of the destination.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

-- And so, now, Gibreel waves in greeting; Chamcha approaches; the curtain rises on a darkening stage.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

However, the woman's cries did not subside when the baby's began; if anything, they redoubled in their intensity, and perhaps fifteen minutes later Chamcha distinctly heard a second infant's voice joining the first.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

-- And Mishal, who remembers Chamcha as a devil, and has come to accept the possibility of many things, wonders: "Do you think --?"

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Mishal had asked Saladin to be her chief witness in recognition of his attempt to save her parents 'life, and on their way to the registry office in Pinkwalla's van (all charges against the DJ and his boss, John Maslama, had been dropped for lack of evidence) Chamcha told the bride: "Today feels like a new start for me, too; perhaps for all of us."

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

-- "Brilliant," Anahita said and dazzled the bewildered Chamcha with a smile.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

Chamcha closed his eyes and fixed his thoughts on his father.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

These are the worst moments, Chamcha thought while children screamed and fear spread like a stain, here's where we could all go west.

The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967