After insulting statements to the Holy Prophet, Arab and Islamic countries summon the Indian ambassador to them, and the ruling party is satisfied with suspending the official's work

Offensive statements to the Holy Prophet made by a spokesman for the ruling party in India sparked outrage among Muslims, prompting Arab and Islamic countries to summon the Indian ambassador to protest, while the ruling party only suspended the official's work.

Many Arab and Islamic countries denounced these statements, and demanded the ruling party to make an apology, but the party only suspended the work of its spokesman, Navin Kumar, after the offensive comments to the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him, according to local media.

The ruling party in India confirmed - in a statement on its website - that it respects all religions, saying, "The Bharatiya Janata Party strongly condemns insulting any religious symbols of any religion."

This came against the backdrop of a tweet offensive to the Prophet Muhammad, may God bless him and grant him peace, published by Navin Kumar, the media official of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi.

Arab and Islamic protests

Reactions continued to the statements of the spokesperson for the ruling party in India that insulted the Holy Prophet. The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its condemnation and denunciation of these statements, and its refusal to prejudice the symbols of Islam and all religious figures and symbols.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry summoned the Indian ambassador in Doha, and handed him an official memo informing him of Qatar's total rejection and condemnation of the Indian ruling party's statements offensive to the Holy Prophet.

The Qatari Foreign Ministry statement said it welcomed the ruling party's decision to suspend the official's work, but added that Qatar expects a public apology and immediate condemnation of these statements by the Indian government.

And the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry announced that the Indian ambassador had been summoned and handed a protest note in which she expressed Kuwait's rejection and condemnation of statements offensive to the Holy Prophet and Islam.

It welcomed the suspension of the aforementioned official from carrying out his duties and activities in the party because of these offensive statements, calling for a public apology for those hostile statements.

And she added that the continuation of these statements without deterrence or punishment will lead to an increase in extremism and hatred and undermine the elements of moderation.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif also condemned the statements made by the spokesperson of the ruling party in India.

The Iranian Foreign Ministry announced that it had summoned the Indian ambassador and handed him a protest note against the background of the offensive statements.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation expressed its strong condemnation and denunciation of these insulting statements to the Holy Prophet, and the General Secretariat of the Organization (which includes 57 countries) said in a statement, that these abuses are in the context of the escalation of hatred and abuse of Islam in India and in the framework of systematic practices against Muslims and restrictions on them.

It called on the international community - especially the mechanisms of the United Nations and the special procedures of the Human Rights Council - to take the necessary measures to address the practices targeting Muslims in India.

The Indian statements sparked widespread rejection on social media platforms in the past two days, and were condemned by the Grand Mufti of the Sultanate of Oman, Ahmed bin Hamad Al-Khalili.