PM Should Step In And "Stop The Poison": Naseeruddin Shah On Prophet Row

"I wish that the hatemongers that the PM follows on TwitterHe has to do something. He needs to step in to prevent the poison from growing," Naseeruddin Shah said.

As India tackles the massive international blowback from a BJP leader's comment on Prophet Muhammad, veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should step in and "stop the poison".

"I would appeal to the PM to knock some good sense into these people. If what he believes is what was said at the (Haridwar) Dharma Sansad, he should say so and if not, he should say so," Naseeruddin Shah told NDTV in an interview.

"I wish that the hatemongers that the PM follows on Twitter…He has to do something. He needs to step in to prevent the poison from growing."

Nupur Sharma, a BJP spokesperson, was suspended by the party over her comments on the Prophet during a TV debate 10 days ago, which have drawn furious reactions and official protests from at least 15 nations, including Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Oman, the UAE, Iran, Jordan, Afghanistan, Bahrain, Maldives, Libya and Indonesia.