Padma Lakshmi sends wishes to Salman Rushdie

Indian American model TV host author and activist Padma Lakshmi sent her good wishes to her formerhusband and Indianborn writer Salman Rushdie as he recovers from severe injuries sustained from stabbingLakshmi who was married to the author from 2004 to 2007 tweeted on August 14 two days after the incident ldquoRelieved that Salman Rushdie is pulling through after Fridayrsquos nightmare Worried and wordless can finally exhale Now hoping for swift healingrdquo as per reportsAlso ReadSalman Rushdie attack A terrible day for literature says William Dalrymple Amitav Ghosh Taslima Nasreen Khalid Hosseini reactThe day Lakshmi spoke out Rushdiersquos agent told E News that the authorrsquos ldquoroad to recovery has begunrdquo adding ldquoIt will be long the injuries are severe but his condition is headed in the right directionrdquo Additionally Rushdiersquos eldest son Zafar Rushdie 42 made a statement on behalf of the family about his dad ldquoMy father remains in critical condition in hospital receiving extensive ongoing medical treatmentrdquo he said ldquoWe are extremely relieved that yesterday he was taken off the ventilator and additional oxygen and he was able to say a few words Though his lifechanging injuries are severe his usual feisty and defiant sense of humour remains intactrdquoOn August 12 Rushdie was preparing to speak at an event at the Chautauqua Institution in Chautauqua NY when a man rushed to the stage and stabbed him about 12 times in his face neck abdomen and chest a district attorneyrsquos office spokesperson told NBC NewsThe author was airlifted to a hospital and the suspect was arrested and charged with attempted murder and assaultZafar continued ldquoWe are so grateful to all the audience members who bravely leapt to his defence and administered first aid along with the police and doctors who have cared for him and for the outpouring of love and support from around the world We ask for continued patience and privacyrdquo The stabbing suspect New Jersey man Hadi Matar has pleaded not guilty to charges of seconddegree attempted murder and seconddegree assaultThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever