New York : Author Salman Rushdie is currently on a ventilator and is likely to lose an eye after he underwent surgery following an attack at a literary event in New York.
Rushdie, who received death threats from Iran due to his book ‘The Satanic Verses’, was “stabbed” at least once in the neck and once in the abdomen onstage at a lecture in western New York state on Friday morning.
Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, sent an update on his condition shortly before 7 pm on Friday, saying the author was on a ventilator and cannot speak, New York Times reported.
“The news is not good,” he said adding “Salman will likely lose one eye; the nerves in his arm were severed, and his liver was stabbed and damaged.”
Rushdie, an Indian-born-British writer, faced death threats over his book ‘The Satanic Verses’ which was released in 1988. And after 30 years of a fatwa, Rushdie was attacked.
Earlier, New York State Police identified the suspect, who attacked Salman Rushdie, as Hadi Matar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey while the motive behind the act is still unknown.
“The suspect has been identified as Hadi Matar, 24, from Fairview, New Jersey. Earlier today, approx. at 10:47 am, the speaker Rushdie,75 and Henry Reese,73 had just arrived at the stage of the institution and shortly thereafter the suspect jumped out of the stage and attacked at least once in the neck and at least once in the abdomen,” State Police Troop Commander Major Eugene J. Staniszewski said in a news conference.
The police further said that several members of the institution and the audience quickly responded to the incident and took the suspect to the ground.
Staniszewski further stated, “We are in the process of obtaining search warrants. There was a bag and some electronic devices on the spot. We are at a very early stage of the investigation. Members of the FBI are helping us with the investigation.”
He also said that the alleged attacker is currently in custody. The suspect has not been formally charged but the charges depend on Rushdie’s condition. Staniszewski revealed that Rushdie is currently hospitalized in Erie, Pennsylvania.
New York Governor Kathy Hochul, giving updates about Rushdie’s health said that the author is alive and has been transported to a local hospital.
“He is alive and has been transported, airlifted, to safety… The event moderator was attacked as well; he’s getting the care he needs at a local hospital,” she said.
Gustakh ee rassol ki ek hi saza, sar tan se juda, sar tan se juda.
‘Sar Tan SE Juda’, the Islamic slogan and tagline, is employed to kill Hindus. It has been going on since April 2022, when the Ram Naomi and Hanuman Jayanti were terror attacked by the Islamists in over ten states on the days of Jumma. People don’t forget these things. This was followed by a spate of deaths of Hindus in Rajasthan and Amravati. It is followed by gruesome killings of Hindu girls by Muslim terrorists. The process is still on.
But don’t forget the Godhra train burning was followed by riots. The anti-national sit-on at Shaheen Baug sprouted Delhi riots as well.
If history is any guide, there may be a spell of happening that happened on earlier occasions. Hindus have tolerated it enough.
Every human being should have right to express his thoughts. Salman Rushdie did the same. If you don’t agree with his thoughts, you don’t have rights to kill him. I think educated muslims should start thinking rationally. This terrorist mindset is a threat to humanity. Muslims should join ex-muslim movement found on youtube.
They are the same whether educated or uneducated.
Remember, the terrorist at Gorakhnath temple was an IIT engineer.
Umar Khalid, another terrorist that they call activist, is also educated.
Osama was an educated, engineer.
Rashi khan, Congress, threatened to take Hyderabad city to ransom.
They have been carrying out the nonsense for the last 1400 years relentlessly.
And
They will do this for the coming centuries.
The only solution to irrationality is irrationality. Hindus should retort ‘Sar Tan SE Juda’ with bigger ‘Sar Tan see Juda’.