In its first response to the stabbing of Salman Rushdie, India on Thursday condemned the “terrible assault” at the celebrated novelist and needed him a rapid recovery.
Rushdie, 75, changed into stabbed withinside the neck and torso on the Chautauqua Institution in New York on August 12.
“India has constantly stood towards violence and extremism. We condemn the terrible assault on Salman Rushdie and we desire him a rapid recovery,” External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi stated at his weekly media briefing.
The assault on Rushdie induced worldwide condemnation and an outpouring of assist for the author.
Rushdie spent years in hiding after Iran’s excellent leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, issued a ‘fatwa’ in 1989 calling for his loss of life following the guide of his novel ‘The Satanic Verses’.
Following the assault, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated Iranian nation establishments have incited violence towards Rushdie and the novelist has always stood up for the popular rights of freedom of expression and freedom of religion.
A 24-year-antique man, Hadi Matar, changed into recognized because the alleged attacker.
Following the assault, Iran denied any hyperlink with the attacker.