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Asserting that Salman Rushdie has consistently stood up for the universal rights of freedom of expression, freedom of religion and freedom of the press, US Secretary of State Tony Blinken on Sunday said Iranian state institutions have incited violence against the Indian-origin author for generations and state-affiliated media recently gloated about an attempt on his life.
Rushdie (75) was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident at a literary event in New York on Friday in what US authorities described as a «targeted, preplanned» attack. He is «pulling through» and has his «feisty and defiant» sense of humour intact despite battling severe, life-changing injuries, his son and former wife Padma Lakshmi said on Sunday.
