New York: Controversial author Salman Rushdie, whose ‘The Satanic Verses’ led to death threats against him, was attacked while participating in an event in New York state, media reports said.

India-born Rushdie was speaking at an event of the Chautauqua Institution when a man ran onto the stage and either punched or stabbed him, the BBC reported citing eyewitnesses.

Rushdie’s condition is not known yet.