Salman Rushdie, who collapsed due to the murderous attack, was taken to the hospital by helicopter and is receiving intensive treatment. His assistant Andrew Whaley has released information about Salman Rushdie’s current condition. It has been reported that Salman Rushdie is in a critical condition and has suffered a severe liver attack and is at risk of losing his sight. Also, the hospital administration informed that he is under ventilator treatment.
Police said that the name of the person involved in this brutal attack is Hadi Matar and his age is 24. Kashmiri Muslim writer Salman Rushdie hails from Mumbai, Maharashtra. In 1988, his book Satan’s Vedas caused great controversy in the world arena.
#BREAKING: India born author Salman Rushdie stabbed on stage at an event in New York. Attacker arrested by the Police. Rushdie has faced death threats from Islamists since years after writing The Satanic Verses. The event where he was attacked was by @chq. pic.twitter.com/56o13hFNHg
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) August 12, 2022
Countries including Iran imposed the death penalty known as fatwa on Salman Rushdie, saying that the book was against the beliefs of Muslims. After leaving India, Salman Rushdie has been living in America for 20 years. His writings and opinions are said to be the reason for this murderous attack on Salman Rushdie.
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Former British President Boris Johnson, writer Taslima Nasrin, Javed Akhtar and others have condemned the attack on Salman Rushdie. Rushdie became an American citizen in 2016 and currently resides in New York City.
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