The condemnations of insulting statements to the Noble Messenger Muhammad - may God bless him and grant him peace - continued, as Indonesia, the largest Muslim country, announced that it had summoned the Indian ambassador to inform him of its protest against the comments made by two officials of the ruling party in India, while the party called on its leaders to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion in India. public forums.

Indonesian Foreign Ministry spokesman Tuku Vaizya confirmed to AFP that the Indian ambassador to Jakarta, Manoj Kumar Bharti, was summoned on Monday, and a government complaint about anti-Muslim rhetoric was submitted.

The ministry issued a statement on Twitter on Monday strongly condemning the "unacceptable offensive comments" made by "two Indian politicians" about the Holy Prophet.

In a statement issued Monday, a prominent member of the Indonesian Ulema Council, Sudarnoto Abdul Hakim, said the "irresponsible and rude statements have hurt the feelings of Muslims around the world."

He added that it opposes the anti-Islamophobia resolution adopted by the United Nations General Assembly last March.

On the other hand, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif expressed - via a tweet on Twitter - his alarm at the escalation of sectarian violence and hatred against Muslims in India.

These condemnations come in the context of official and popular anger in the Islamic world, where many countries demanded the Indian government to apologize and summoned the Indian ambassadors to protest officially against these statements.

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation - made up of 57 countries - said that these abuses come "in the context of the escalation of hatred and abuse of Islam in India and in the context of systematic practices against Muslims and restrictions on them, especially in light of a series of decisions banning the veil in educational institutions in a number of Indian states. And demolitions of Muslim properties, in addition to the increase in violence against them.”

Indian goods boycott

At the popular level, the "boycott of Indian products" has returned to the top of the rising hashtags on social media, especially in the Gulf countries, where activists called for a boycott in support of the Holy Prophet.

In Kuwait, the Jahra Society announced a boycott of Indian products in supermarkets and branches, and the Ardiya Co-operative Society removed Indian goods from its store shelves and posted a video showing signs saying "Indian products have been lifted."


Qatari journalist Ibtisam Al Saad wrote on Twitter, "I will contribute to the boycott of Indian products and I will only repeat the Messenger of God, Modi, you and others are the insects of politics."

On the other hand, the Sharia Research and Studies Council of the Libyan Dar Al-Ifta appealed to the Islamic nation - individuals, groups, institutions and governments - to come to the aid of their Prophet, may God’s prayers and peace be upon him, with all they could, from boycotting Indian products and expelling Hindu workers, until an official apology is issued. for those offensive statements.

Ruling Party Actions

In India, leaders of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) have directed officials to be "extremely cautious" when talking about religion in public forums.

Reuters quoted two ruling party leaders as saying that these verbal instructions were communicated to more than 30 senior officials and some federal ministers who are authorized to participate in discussions hosted by Indian news channels, which are mostly broadcast live to millions of viewers.

"We do not want party officials to speak in a way that hurts the religious sentiments of any sect... The dissemination of the party's principles must be ensured in a sophisticated manner," the agency quoted a senior party leader and Indian government minister as saying.

The BJP is the world's largest political party in terms of membership, numbering around 110 million, mostly Hindus.

In the face of angry reactions in the Islamic world, the party was forced to suspend the membership of its spokeswoman, Nupur Sharma, on Sunday, following her insulting statements to the Holy Prophet.