U.S. State Department Spokesperson Ned Price denounced the "offensive comments" about Prophet Muhammad by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
During Price's press briefing on Thursday, a journalist raised the issue of the BJP members' offensive remarks and the subsequent demolition of Muslims' houses.
"Would you like to say something about these hate crimes committed by [the] Indian government against Muslims and other minorities?" he asked the State Department spokesperson.
In reply, Price said, "Well, this is something that we’ve condemned. We condemn the offensive comments made by two BJP officials, and we were glad to see that the party publicly condemned those comments."
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The Muslim world witnessed angry protests over the derogatory remarks. Indonesia, the UAE, the Malpes, Jordan, Bahrain, and Libya have joined Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Afghanistan in lodging official complaints about the insulting comments.
People in India and Pakistan took to the streets in protest against the spokesperson’s offensive statements.
In the same vein, the Arab Parliament (PA) also condemned the comment and stressed the need to stop irresponsible remarks that offend the symbols and sanctities of true Islam, affirming that these perpetrators must be held accountable to make sure that such violations will not be repeated.
“Such statements reflect a clear ignorance of Islam’s message of peace and its great role in spreading the values of tolerance as well as confronting racism and extremism,” the parliament noted, emphasizing its full rejection of insulting all religious’ symbols and sanctities.
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