PUTRAJAYA – Malaysia has unreservedly condemned the derogatory remarks by politicians in India against the Prophet Muhammad.
The Foreign Ministry in a statement today said it had summoned India’s high commissioner to Malaysia this afternoon to convey the country’s total repudiation over the incident.
“Malaysia welcomed the decision by the ruling party to suspend the party’s officials due to their provocative remarks that has generated rage among Muslim Ummah,” the statement read.
It added that Malaysia also called upon India to work together in ending Islamophobia and cease any provocative acts in the interests of peace and stability.
Malaysia is among the latest countries that has joined the chorus of condemnation against the two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) party officials over their blasphemous remarks as international outrage grows over the issue.
The United Arab Emirates, Oman, Indonesia, Jordan, Iraq, the Maldives, Bahrain and Turkey are among the countries where the Indian politicians’ comments have been condemned. There has also been widespread condemnation within India as well.
“Indonesia strongly condemns unacceptable derogatory remarks against Prophet Muhammad PBUH (peace be upon him) by two Indian politicians. This message has been conveyed to (the) Indian ambassador in Jakarta,” the Indonesian Foreign Ministry said.
Following the outrage, India’s ruling BJP on Sunday suspended the two leaders who made the incendiary remarks on television and social media.
Qatar has asked for an apology from the Indian government over the comments.
The Iraqi Parliamentary Endowments and Tribes Committee said in a statement the anti-Islam insults “will have serious repercussions and, if not contained, may lead to dire consequences that will have unimaginable consequences for the peaceful coexistence, as well as increase strife and tensions between peoples”.
Kuwait, Qatar, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan were among the first to make formal protests against the provocation.
Cairo-based top Islamic institution al-Azhar said the derogatory words revealed a flagrant ignorance about Islam, as well as the life and history of the prophets and messengers.
In the wealthy Gulf Arab region, there are public calls to boycott Indian products.
The 57-member Islamic Cooperation Organisation sees the BJP leaders’ remarks as part of a wider pattern of Islamophobia and violence against the Muslim community in India.
In Turkey, the ruling Justice and Development Party’s spokesman Ömer Çelik described the comments as an insult to all Muslims. – Bernama, June 7, 2022
