In the midst of Gulf rage, India’s response to the Islamic Nations’ Group is “narrow-minded.”

In the midst of Gulf rage, India’s response to the Islamic Nations’ Group is “narrow-minded.”

India has dismissed comments from a group of Muslim countries as “unwarranted” and “narrow-minded” in the wake of a major scandal involving two BJP spokespersons who were fired after making anti-Muslim remarks on television.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), based in the Saudi city of Jeddah, condemned the sacked BJP spokespersons Nupur Sharma and Naveen Jindal’s remarks on Prophet Muhmmad, saying they came in the context of “intensifying hatred and abuse towards Islam in India and systematic practises against Muslims.”

Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the Indian Foreign Ministry, responded by saying, “India absolutely condemns the OIC Secretariat’s inappropriate and narrow-minded views.” All religions are treated with the utmost respect by the Indian government.”

Pakistan is a member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), which is an intergovernmental organisation of mostly Muslim-majority countries. India has repeatedly chastised the OIC for commenting on domestic issues, such as those relating to Jammu and Kashmir. The OIC bills itself as “the Muslim world’s unified voice.”

Certain individuals were responsible for the inappropriate tweets and comments that denigrated a holy figure. They do not represent the views of the Indian government in any way. Mr Bagchi stated today that “relevant bodies have already taken strong action against these persons.”

Ms Sharma and Mr Jindal were fired as a result of their remarks, which the administration described as “the opinions of fringe individuals” yesterday. Mr Bagchi described the two as “certain individuals” today.