India has angered several Islamic countries.
Bharatiya Janata spokesman Nuppul Sharma said insulting insults to the Islamic prophet Muhammad on television, while Navin Jindal, the head of the party's New Delhi branch, also tweeted.
The move not only angered Muslims in India, sparked sporadic protests in some states, and angered a bunch of Islamic countries.
The two men have publicly apologized and the Bharatiya Janata Party has suspended them.
Qatar said it wanted India to apologize publicly.
Qatar's Foreign Ministry said: "Allowing such Islamophobic rhetoric to continue with impunity poses a serious threat to human rights protection and may lead to further prejudice and marginalization, which will create a cycle of violence and hatred."
Saudi Arabia also used some strong language in its statement. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns and condemns the BJP spokesman's statement," the statement said.
The Saudi-based Muslim World Coalition said the remarks could "incite hatred," while the president-in-chief of Saudi Arabia's Grand Mosque and Prophet's Mosque called it "outrageous."
Iran also summoned the Indian ambassador to protest on the matter.
The owner of a supermarket in Kuwait announced the removal of all Indian products in protest.
The UAE also issued a statement condemning the insults inflicted on the Prophet by the BJP spokesman, in which it said that religious symbols must be respected, that they must not be violated, and that hate speech and violence must be combated... The shared responsibility of the international community must be strengthened ... At the same time, it prevents any practice that may stir up the emotions of believers of different religions.
Indian Ambassador to Qatar Deepak · Mittal said the remarks of some "marginalized elements" did not represent the views of the Indian government. Senior Bharatiya Janata leaders and other diplomats also condemned the incident.
The Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), made up of 57 member states, and Pakistan have also criticized India. But Delhi hit them back, as always, calling their remarks "baseless and narrow-minded."
After the matter fermented, Nupur Sharma tweeted that her comments were in response to an "insult" to the Hindu god Shiva.
She added: "If my words cause discomfort to anyone or hurt anyone's religious feelings, I hereby unconditionally withdraw my statement." ”
New Delhi did not immediately comment, but its embassy in Doha issued a statement saying Indian authorities had taken "strong action" against "marginal elements" who made the controversial remarks, though the embassy did not provide further details.
