Looks like Nupur Sharma controversy is only getting started. Where until now, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader’s comments against the Prophet Muhammad had irked the governments of several countries, they have recently gained attention from terror group Al-Qaeda.
In the latest, Al-Qaeda has issued a letter threatening to launch suicide attacks in Gujarat, Delhi, Mumbai and Uttar Pradesh in order to protect honour of the Prophet. In the letter, the terror group has said that their people would bind bombs to their bodies and would target to kill those who have insulted Prophet Muhammad.
Al-Qaeda has stated, “We shall kill those who affront our Prophet and we shall bind explosives with our bodies and the bodies of our children to blow away the ranks of those who dare to dishonour our Prophet… The saffron terrorists should now await their end in Delhi, Bombay, UP and Gujarat.”
Nupur Sharma had made some derogatory remarks against the Prophet Muhammad in late May when she participated in a television debate. These comments caused quite a stir, in India as well as in abroad. BJP came under fire of the Arab World. When Qatar, Iran and Kuwait expressed their anger over the comments made by Sharma, BJP was quick to take action to soothe any ruffled feathers, and suspended her. Sharma too posted a public apology saying that her comments had been a result of her frustration over TV debates and she had not intended to hurt anybody’s sentiments.
However, it seems that these efforts were not enough as Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the Maldives also joined in the criticism against BJP. Now, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan, Libya, Afghanistan, Indonesia, Pakistan and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation are all standing against BJP and India over this matter.
