Salman Rushdie 'On the Road to Recovery' After Stabbing Attack, Agent Says

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Salman Rushdie’s alleged assailant has claimed he has only ever read two pages of the author’s novel The Satanic Verses.

Padma Lakshmi is sending support and prompt recovery to her ex-husband Salman Rushdie, who was recently stabbed in upstate New York. The Indian American author, activist, and television host took to social media to share a statement revealing she feels at ease after learning that Rushdie is recovering from his injuries.

Padma Lakshmi is sending her well wishes to ex-husband Salman Rushdie after he suffered life-threatening injuries over the weekend.

You’ve probably heard the shocking news by now that Salman Rushdie was brutally attacked on stage at a speaking event Friday in Chautauqua, New York. The author suffered stab wounds to his face, neck, abdomen and chest, according to a district attorney’s office spokesperson who spoke to NBC News. The alleged attacker, identified as 24-year-old Hadi Matir, was taken into custody by a state trooper at the event, according to New York State Police. Meanwhile the novelist was airlifted to a hospital to receive treatment for his wounds; he has remained there ever since.

MORE: Natalie Rushdie and husband Zafar introduce baby daughterSalman, 75, was stabbed while he was on stage in New York and rushed to hospital. He is still being treated for his injuries, but his agent has confirmed he is on the road to recovery.

Naman Ramachandran UPDATED Monday: The Iranian government has denied any involvement in the attack on Salman Rushdie, according to the Associated Press.Nasser Kanaani, a spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, said in a briefing to journalists on Monday: “We, in the incident of the attack on Salman Rushdie in the U.S., do not consider that anyone deserves blame and accusations except him and his supporters. Nobody has right to accuse Iran in this regard.”UPDATED Sunday: Booker Prize winning author Salman Rushdie remains in critical condition, but retains his feisty sense of humor, his son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement.“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment.

Author Salman Rushdie has been removed from his ventilator and is starting the long road back from his stabbing injuries.

Salman Rushdie is «on the road to recovery,» his agent confirmed Sunday, two days after the author of «The Satanic Verses» suffered serious injuries in a stabbing at a lecture in upstate New York.The announcement followed news that the lauded writer was removed from a ventilator Saturday and able to talk and joke. Literary agent Andrew Wylie cautioned that although Rushdie's «condition is headed in the right direction,» his recovery would be a long process.

Padma Lakshmi is hoping for «swift healing» for her ex-husband, author, Salman Rushdie, after he was stabbed by a man who rushed the stage as Rusdhie was about to give a lecture at western New York's Chautauqua Institution, a nonprofit education and retreat center.Lakshmi, who was married to Rushdie from 2004 to 2007, took to Twitter Sunday morning to share a status update on the 75-year-old author after he was said to be in «critical condition» following the attack.«Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare,» The co-hosttweeted. «Worried and wordless, can finally exhale.

Padma Lakshmi is breathing a sigh of relief for ex-husband Salman Rushdie.

Zafar reported in a tweet Sunday.“Following the attack on Friday, my father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatment. We are extremely relieved that yesterday he was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen and he was able to say a few words,” Rushdie began.“Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty & defiant sense of humor remains intact.

The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie was taken off a ventilator and able to talk Saturday, a day after he was stabbed as he prepared to give a lecture in upstate New York.

A day after Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, authorities announced the suspect was arrested on an attempted murder charge.

"Harry Potter" author J.K. Rowling has received a death threat after showing support for Salman Rushdie – who was attacked in New York right before giving a lecture.  Rowling took to Twitter Friday and wrote, "Horrifying news.

announced Saturday.“The individual responsible for the attack yesterday, Hadi Matar, has now been formally charged with Attempted Murder in the Second Degree and Assault in the Second Degree,” Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt said in a statement.The 24-year-old Fairview, New Jersey, resident is being held without bail at Chautauqua County Jail.Rushdie was giving a lecture at the Chautauqua Institution in western New York when the suspect rushed the stage and stabbed him in the neck and abdomen. He was airlifted to a Pennsylvania hospital, where he underwent surgery for several hours on Friday afternoon.Later that evening, Rushdie’s agent, Andrew Wylie, reported that the 75-year-old novelist was on a ventilator and could not speak.

Salman Rushdie was stabbed Friday by a man who rushed the stage as the author was about to give a lecture in western New York, authorities announced the suspect was arrested on an attempted murder charge.Rushdie, 75, was flown to a hospital and underwent surgery after the attack.  His agent, Andrew Wylie, said Friday night the author is currently on a ventilator and cannot speak. He said Rushdie will likely lose an eye, adding that the nerves in his arm were «severed» and his liver was «stabbed and damaged.» Police identified the attacker as Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, New Jersey.