Muslim nations condemn Indian politicians over 'islamophobic' remarks

Indian officials have been facing international backlash, after Muslims across the world accused them of islamophobia, due to “insulting and blasphemous tweets” shared the politicians social media.

The two senior officials, prominent members of the current Indian ruling party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), are Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal, who stirred outrage after string tweets criticizing Islam and the prophet Mohamed.

As of this time, 15 Muslim countries summoned India’s ambassadors to express outrage, and registered official protests against the South Asian country’s government over the controversial remarks, demanding an apology from the government.

The protesting governments included the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Jordan, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Maldives, Libya, Turkiye, Iran, Iraq, and Indonesia.

One of the two officials, Nupur Sharma, is the national spokesperson for the BJP, and has been previously accused of anti-muslim statements.

Last week, the official made what most Muslims perceived as “derogatory remarks” about the Prophet Muhammad during a television debate in Qatar.

The second target of this virtual protest campaign, Naveen Jindal, is the BJP’s media chief. He posted an “insulting” now-deleted tweet, alleging the Prophet was a rapist.

According to US outlet CBS, their remarks caused outrage in India as well, even leading to street protests by Muslims in Kanpur on Friday.

But as the outrage spread across the Arab and Muslim world, the BJP suspended Nupur Sharma’s party membership, and expelled Jindal on Sunday.

Social media users from the aforementioned countries are currently calling for the boycott of Indian products in the Gulf countries, under the hashtags #BoycottIndianProducts and #Except_the_Messenger_of_Allah_Ya_Modi.

The hashtags are currently trending in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, and several other Arab countries.