JK Rowling, who is known for penning the much-loved series of seven Harry Potter novels, received death threats after she condemned the brutal attack on her fellow British author Salman Rushdie. The public threat reportedly came from an Iran-backing extremist, as per IANS. On Friday night, Rowling had taken to Twitter to express her horror at the attempt on Rushdie's life. The authorities said the author was stabbed in the neck and in the abdomen on stage at the event held in the Chautauqua Institution by the 24-year-old male identified as Hadi Matar from Fairview, New Jersey. "Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok," Rowling tweeted on Rushdie's attack. Responding to her tweet, a Twitter user named Meer Asif Aziz, whose bio reads as a student, social activist, political activist and research activist, wrote, "Don't worry you are next." According to Deadline, Rowling publicly asked Twitter to intervene, asking @TwitterSupport, "Any chance of some support?" but Aziz's post currently remains in place. He had previously described the man arrested for attacking Rushdie's, Hadi Matar, as a "revolutionary Shia fighter".
.@TwitterSupport any chance of some support? pic.twitter.com/AoeCzmTKaU
J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022
According to Deadline, Rowling confirmed that the police are involved, telling followers: "To all sending supportive messages: thank you. Police are involved (were already involved in other threats).
To all sending supportive messages: thank you ? Police are involved (were already involved on other threats).
J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022
.@TwitterSupport These are your guidelines, right? "Violence: You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people. We also prohibit the glorification of violence... "Terrorism/violent extremism: You may not threaten or promote terrorism..." pic.twitter.com/BzM6WopzHa
J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) August 13, 2022
This latest threat to Rowling follows the attack on Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed up to 15 times at a conference near Buffalo in New York, where he was about to give a lecture on free speech. Rushdie's agent revealed that the author is currently off the ventilator and is able to talk. Rushdie looked to be in danger of losing the use of an eye, suffered nerve damage to his arm, and suffered harm to his liver. (With IANS Inputs)
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