Writer Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage during an event in New York

Famous writer Salman Rushdie was attacked on stage during an event in New York City, USA. News agency PTI has given this information. According to media reports, when Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture on Friday, he was attacked. It is worth noting that Indian-origin English writer Rushdie had landed in controversies in the 1980s regarding his book Satanic Verses. There was a lot of outrage in the Muslim society about this book, this book was banned in many countries including Iran. A religious leader of Iran even issued a fatwa on his death. Since then, Rushdie has been a frequent target of Muslim fundamentalists.

Delhi-based British writer William Dalrymple reacted to the attack on Rushdie, hoping that he would not have been hurt. The news agency Associated Press has said that its reporter saw a man at the Chautauqua Institution rapidly approaching the stage. While being introduced, this man punched or stabbed Rushdie. Due to this the famous writer fell on the floor, later this person was brought under control. Significantly, Rushdie, 75, a British citizen of Indian origin, has been living in America for the last 20 years.

Salman Rushdie's first novel came in 1975, but his seminal work about modern India is Midnight's Children (1981). He remained out of the public eye for a long time after the controversy over his fourth book, The Satanic Verses (1988).

Awful news. Salman Rushdie reportedly stabbed while about to deliver a lecture in New York. Things really can’t get worse for free thinkers in a world where radicals run amuck.

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