Sun 05 June 2022:
Nupur Sharma, the party’s national spokesperson, had insulted Prophet Mohammad during a prime-time news show conducted by Times Now Group Editor Navika Kumar. The BJP leader lost her cool during the discussion that was on the ongoing Gyanvapi-Kashi Vishwanath issue and uttered insulting statements addressed to the Prophet.
On June 1, senior BJP leader Naveen Kumar Jindal also tweeted from his official Twitter page against the Prophet.
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There was no response from the saffron party over the development. However, the news soon spread to the Arab countries who sharply criticized the Narendra Modi government for not taking any steps.
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Many Arab citizens started denouncing Indian products. Reports of Indians, who serve a large percent of the working population in the Gulf countries, being laid off by their Arab bosses started surfacing on the internet.
‘Boycott India’ tweets started trending on the internet. In fact, the Grand Mufti of Oman along with Twitter handles with a large following have called for the boycott.
إن الاجتراء الوقح البذيء من الناطق الرسمي باسم الحزب المتطرف الحاكم في الهند على رسول الإسلام ﷺ وعلى زوجه الطاهرة أم المؤمنين عائشة رضي الله عنها هو حرب على كل مسلم في مشارق الأرض ومغاربها، وهو أمر يستدعي أن يقوم المسلمون كلهم قومة واحدة pic.twitter.com/T58Ya1dGox
— أحمد بن حمد الخليلي (@AhmedHAlKhalili) June 4, 2022
في تسجيل خاص للهيئة العالمية لنصرة نبي الإسلام: كلمة سماحة الشيخ أحمد الخليلي مفتي عام سلطنة عمان غضبةً لرسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وردًا على الإساءة لمقامه الكريم.#إلا_رسول_الله_يا_مودي #Stopinsulting_ProphetMuhammad pic.twitter.com/9rAZ4DWNIi
— الھیئة العالمیة لنصرة نبي الإسلام (@SupportProphetM) June 5, 2022
The tweets also included a scathing attack against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
There were also reports of many superstores in the Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Bahrain removing Indian products from their shelves.
Just IN:— Superstores in Saudia Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain remove Indian products after insulting remarks against Prophet Muhammad by Indian PM Modi’s close aide.
— South Asia Index (@SouthAsiaIndex) June 5, 2022
The social media users also demanded the OIC and leaders from the Muslim world to immediately call back their ambassadors from India and expel Indian envoys from all Muslim countries.
“We are demanding from OIC and all Muslim countries rulers to expel Indian ambassadors from their countries and cut off diplomatic ties with India as they insulted our Holy Prophet,” Abal Hasan, a UAE resident said.
The social media users also demanded the OIC and leaders from the Muslim world to immediately call back their ambassadors from India and expel Indian envoys from all Muslim countries.
“We are demanding from OIC and all Muslim countries rulers to expel Indian ambassadors from their countries and cut off diplomatic ties with India as they insulted our Holy Prophet,” Abal Hasan, a UAE resident said.
The BJP, after the backlash, swung into action by issuing a press release on Sunday stating it strongly denounces insults of any religious personalities of any religion.
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