London: JK Rowling, best known for the fantasy book series “Harry Potter”, has received a death threat on Twitter after she condemned the attack on fellow British writer Salman Rushdie. Mr. Rushdie, who faced Islamist death threats for years after writing “The Satanic Verses”, was stabbed by a 24-year-old New Jersey resident identified as Hadi Matar, the US national of Lebanese origin, on stage on Friday while he was being introduced at a literary event of the Chautauqua Institution in Western New York.
Ms. Rowling, who has previously been criticized for her comments on transgender people, had on Friday shared a tweet expressing horror at the attempt on 75-year-old Rushdie’s life. “Horrifying news. Feeling very sick right now. Let him be ok,” she had posted. A user commented on this post, saying “Don’t worry you are next.” He had previously described Matar as a “revolutionary Shia fighter”. Ms. Rowling on Saturday shared the screenshot of this comment and asked Twitter to take cognizance, tagging @TwitterSupport,
