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Author Salman Rushdie-Ex wife Renders Support

Padma Lakshmi, ex wife to Salman Rushdie, is supporting her ex-husband in his recovery.

On Friday, the famed author, Salman Rushdie was stabbed multiple times while on stage in New York City.

The "Top Chef" star tweeted Sunday that she is "relieved" Rushdie is "pulling through after Friday's nightmare." 

Her tweet reads:

"Worried and wordless, can finally exhale," Lakshmi also wrote in her tweet. "Now hoping for swift healing."

Padma.

Padma Lakshmi and Salman Rushdie were a married couple from 2004 to 2007.

Rushdie, 75, has long been the subject of threats because of controversy over some of his writings, he has faced years of death threats for his 1988 novel The Satanic Verses.

Mr Rushdie, was left severely injured after being stabbed on stage at an event in New York state. He is now able to breathe unaided. 

24 years old,Hadi Matar, of Fairview, New Jersey, was taken into custody as suspect after the attack on Mr Rushdie. Matar was arrested by a state trooper.

On Sunday,  Mr Rushdie's family said he was in critical condition at the hospital.

"Though his life changing injuries are severe, his usual feisty & defiant sense of humor remains intact," his son Zafar Rushdie said in a statement.

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