India caught the fire of the Muslim world

Muslims protested in Mumbai (India) on June 6 demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma – Photo: REUTERS

According to the BBC, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman, Indonesia, Iraq, the Maldives, Jordan, Libya and Bahrain are among a growing list of countries in the Muslim world condemning the attacks. remarks that these countries call insulting the Muslim prophet Mohammed.

Earlier, Kuwait, Iran and Qatar had summoned the Indian ambassadors to express their objections and Saudi Arabia even issued a strong statement.

There have even been calls for a boycott. In Qatar and Kuwait, some supermarkets have withdrawn all Indian goods from their shelves.

Indian diplomats have tried to placate these countries, which have long had cordial relations – but the storm of anger is far from over.

The source of the incident stemmed from comments made by Nupur Sharma, a spokeswoman for the ruling Indian People’s Party (BJP) during a televised debate last month.

The image and powerful statements of this young rising political star were shared on Twitter by a journalist and went viral after that with the reaction of the Muslim community.

Nupur Sharma, 37 years old is said to be a young political star of the BJP party. Vibrant, opinionated, her supporters praised her, calling her “a lioness, a fierce and fearless warrior” – Photo: GETTY

The second character is Naveen Jindal – BJP’s New Delhi-based media manager. He also wrote on Twitter so-called provocative anti-Muslim comments over the controversy over the origin of a temple.

According to Indian media, these two officials have made a public apology and have also been expelled from the BJP. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement that these comments do not reflect the views of the Government of India.

But according to the BBC, observers say the comments by Ms Sharma and Mr Jindal reflect the profound religious polarization that has been happening in India over the past few years. Hate speech and attacks against Muslims are said to have increased sharply since the BJP came to power in 2014.

The fury this time has the potential to do a lot of damage to India. Observers say that the leadership of the ruling party and the Indian government must soon make an official statement about the incident. Because otherwise they will damage relations with the Arab world and Iran.

India’s trade with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), which includes Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman and the UAE, stands at $87 billion in 2020-21. Millions of Indians live and work in these countries and send millions of dollars in cash remittances home. The region is also India’s top source of energy imports.

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