Incidentally, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu is currently on a visit to Qatar. Some of these nations also called for a boycott of Indian products. Earlier, Qatar, Iran and Kuwait had summoned India's ambassadors while expressing strong protest and condemnation over the issue.
Meanwhile, Pakistan said on Monday that it has summoned the Indian chargé d'affaires to convey its categorical rejection and condemnation of the controversial remarks. UAE said the remarks were "contrary to moral and humanitarian values and principles." The interim Afghan government, led by the Taliban, strongly condemned the derogatory remarks, Pajhwok News, Afghanistan's largest independent news agency, said. This comes at a time, when Vice-President Venkaiah Naidu has kicked off a four-day visit to Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population, also condemned the remarks and call them "unacceptable". The inflammatory remarks made by BJP leaders Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal have caused an uproar in the Arab world where hashtags calling for the boycott of Indian products are trending on Twitter. Gulf nations fume over inflammatory remarks by BJP leaders Nupur Sharma, Naveen Kumar Jindal party in damage-control mode The Gulf nation reiterated its "permanent rejection of prejudice against the symbols of the Islamic religion." In a statement, Saudi Arabia's foreign affairs ministry expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the BJP spokesperson, saying it insulted Prophet Mohammed. More Muslim nations join backlash Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Afghanistan have joined several Muslim nations to condemn the controversial remarks of the BJP leaders while stressing the importance of respecting all religious beliefs. Here's the latest on the raging controversy. Separately, India has hit out at OIC and Pakistan for their "unwarranted" statements on the issue. Meanwhile, the Indian government has clarified that it accords the "highest respect to all religions" and dismissed the remarks as "views of fringe elements". The BJP, on its part, suspended Sharma and expelled Jindal on Sunday for their statements and has categorically distanced itself from their views. The remarks reportedly incited violence in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur. This came after the party issued a statement in which it distanced itself from the controversial remarks made by Sharma during a TV news debate. BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, expels Naveen Kumar Jindal over inflammatory remarks
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