India Faces Diplomatic Backlash From Islamic Countries Over The Prophet Controversy
India faced diplomatic backlash last month due to controversial comments about the prophet Muhammad by two spokespeople of the ruling party BJP. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, the UAE, Iran, Indonesia, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and many more countries have registered protests against Nupur Sharma’s comment during a televised debate. Several of these countries summoned Indian ambassadors against this statement even though Qatar has only one country that demanded a public apology from India. The controversy came when the Indian vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu and many leaders visited the country. Nupur Sharma was suspended by the party for the next six years while another spokesperson Naveen Jindal the media head of the BJP was outcast from the party. Nupur Sharma said on Twitter that t...
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