More than 80 prominent writers, artists, filmmakers and journalists have expressed shock and anger over the August 12 attack on noted author Salman Rushdie, calling it a “heinous act” and a “reprehensible move against freedom of expression”. Have given.
Authors MT Vasudevan Nair, NS Madhavan, M. Mukundan, Sara Joseph, Paul Zakaria and Anand, writers Adoor Gopalakrishnan, poet K. Satchidanandan and journalist TJS George.
expressing solidarity with the author of novels such as midnight kids And The Satanic VersesHe described the attack as an example of “a great crisis faced by creative activities in recent times”. He wished him a speedy recovery and a speedy return to writing.
Mr. Rushdie was stabbed by an assailant in Chautauqua, New York, where he was to deliver a speech on August 12.
He has been under the shadow of death threats for decades for what Mr. Rushdie wrote. The call to kill him was in itself a reprehensible move against freedom of expression. The fact that Rushdie spent many years of his life in hiding, unable to experience even the simple luxuries of life, yet active in writing, reveals his passion for creativity. The purpose of the present incident was to completely silence the author and punish him for what he wrote,” the statement said.
The attack on the author, who is peace-loving and who deals only in words, is another example of the violent intolerance of dissent that is gaining dangerous momentum, the statement said.
“We feel it is the need of the hour for writers, artists, art lovers and readers to protest this cowardly act and its dangerous implications.”