Champion of free speech’: Boris Johnson, Rishi Sunak, Emmanuel Macron among leaders condemning attack on Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed during an event in New York, received support from leaders across the world, including Boris Johnson and Emmanuel Macron. World leaders expressed their shock and grief at the attack on Midnight's Children author Salman Rushdie who was brutally stabbed by a man at an event in New York on Friday. The 75-year-old Booker Prize laureate is currently on a ventilator battling for his life. He has suffered severe nerve damage, the stabbing has pierced his liver and he may lose an eye, Rushdie's book agent Andrew Wylie told media persons.