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‘Horrific’, says India as it finally slams Rushdie attack
NEW DELHI: India on Thursday finally condemned the attack on author Salman Rushdie with the foreign ministry describing it as horrific and also wishing him speedy recovery. This was effectively India’s first official reaction to Rushdie’s stabbing in New York on August 12.
When asked about the attack a few weeks ago, foreign minister S Jaishankar had said in Bengaluru that it was something that “the whole world has noticed and the whole world has reacted to such an attack”.
On Thursday, MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India had always stood against violence and extremism. “We condemn the horrific attack on Salman Rushdie and we wish him a speedy recovery,” he added.
