UN Tells India To 'Respect All Religions' After BJP Leader's Controversial Remarks Against Prophet
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that we strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions. Spokesman was responding to a question by a Pakistani journalist on the condemnation by several Muslim nations over remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and its former Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal against the Prophet.
India is facing a heavy backlash from several Muslim majority nations after a party spokesperson Nupur Sharma made controversial remarks against Prophet Muhammad.
A spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that "we strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions."
The spokesperson was responding to a question by a Pakistani journalist on the condemnation by several Muslim nations over remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and its former Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal against the Prophet and the Secretary General's response to it.
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¡°Strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions¡±
"I've seen stories. I haven't seen the remarks themselves, but I mean, regardless, I can tell you that we strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions," Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said on Monday at the daily press briefing.
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The BJP on Sunday suspended Sharma and expelled Jindal as the row over their remarks against the Prophet escalated with protests from many Muslim countries.
Amid demonstrations by Muslim groups and the sharp reaction from countries like Kuwait, Qatar, and Iran, the BJP had issued a statement asserting that it respects all religions and strongly denounces insults of any religious personality.
¡°Views of fringe elements¡±
Seeking to defuse a diplomatic row, spokespersons of the Indian Embassy in Qatar and Kuwait said on Sunday that the Ambassadors have "conveyed that the tweets do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India. These are the views of fringe elements."
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Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain and Afghanistan, and the Maldives on Monday joined several Muslim nations to condemn the controversial remarks of BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed, stressing the importance of respecting all religious beliefs.
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