Rushdie no longer finds marriage “necessary”

After tying the knot 4 times, controversial indian origin writer says he doesn’t think marriage is “necessary”. Attacking the institution of marriage, Rushdie said he did not believe in it and that women rushed to the altar only because they wanted to wear a “wedding dress”. The author of satanic versus has been married 4 times. He split with his fourth wife, Top Chef host Padma Lakshmi, last year.

His first wife was Clarissa Luard, to whom he was married from 1976 to 1987 and with whom he has a son zafar. His second wife was the American novelist Marianne Wiggins; they were married in 1988 and divorced in 1993. His third wife, from 1997 to 2004, he got married to indian actress and model Padma Lakshmi, the host of the American reality television show Top Chef and that marriage ended on July 2, 2007 with rushdie indicating that it was her desire to end the marriage. “It’s strange that i have been married 4 times, but i don’t think marriage is necessary.” Salman said in an interview for Elle magazine.

“Girls like it , especially if they have never been married before – it’s the dress. Girls want a wedding, they don’t want a marriage. If only you could have weddings without marriages.” Salman also disclosed that he and lakshmi had marriage counselling, but without any success.
After having published “The Enchantress of Florence”, the 60 year old said he would write a children’s story next to keep a promise he made to his younger son Milan.