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'Off Ventilator, Talking & Joking': Author Salman Rushdie's Condition Improves, Attacker Pleads Not Guilty
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The Indian-origin author living in the US was stabbed multiple times in the neck at an event in New York by an attacker identified as Hadi Matar. He was taken off a ventilator on Saturday and can talk as his condition improves slightly.
The India-born author living in the United States for the last 20 years, Salman Rushdie, was stabbed multiple times in the neck at an event in New York by an assailant identified as Hadi Matar on August 12 (local time).
Rushdie was addressing the crowd for a panel at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York when he was attacked. Following the incident, he was rushed to a hospital by the local authorities with severe injuries.
Improvement In Medical Condition
According to reports, Rushdie was stabbed nearly 15 times in his neck by Hadi Matar, posing as an attack on freedom of speech.
The officials have informed that his medical condition is improving as he has been removed from a ventilator. His fellow Aatish Taseer took to Twitter and informed that he's now "talking and joking," while his agent also confirmed the same.
#SalmanRushdie just attacked onstage at @chq @NBCNews @ABC @cnnbrk pic.twitter.com/I1XT6AmkhK
— Charles Savenor (@CharlieSavenor) August 12, 2022
The police officials have charged the 24-year-old New Jersey man with attempted murder and assault for attacking Rushdie at an event. The assailant has also pleaded not guilty in the court of law after he was arraigned in centralised arraignment and was remanded at Chautauqua County Jail.
World Leaders Condemn The Attack
Many world leaders condemned the attack on Rushdie, with US president Joe Biden taking the front side. In a statement, Biden said, "We condemn the vicious attack on Salman Rushdie. Me and My wife Jill, along with all the Americans and people around the world, pray for his health and speedy recovery," News 18 reported.
US Senator Chuck Schumer said, "This attack is shocking and appalling, and it is an attack on freedom of speech and thought, two bedrock values of our country and the Chautauqua Institution. I hope Rushdie quickly and fully recovers and the perpetrator experiences full accountability and justice."
This attack is shocking and appalling. It is an attack on freedom of speech and thought, which are two bedrock values of our country and of the Chautauqua Institution. I hope Mr. Rushdie quickly and fully recovers and the perpetrator experiences full accountability and justice. https://t.co/44q1DomFsu
— Chuck Schumer (@SenSchumer) August 12, 2022
The knife attack on Rushdie has again fanned the death threats he received after publishing his book 'The Satanic Verses', marking him as a disputable author. The incident happened after 33 years of Iran issuing a fatwa on him for his controversial remarks in the book.
Many claimed that the attack was not alone on Rushdie but on the entire community who believes in 'Freedom of Speech and Expression.'
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