"Tolerance For All": UN To India On Suspended BJP Leader's Prophet Remarks
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The BJP on Sunday suspended Nupur Sharma and expelled Naveen Kumar Jindal as the row over their remarks against the Prophet escalated.
Amid sharp reaction from several Muslim nations over remarks by BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammed, a spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said that "we strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions."
The spokesperson was responding to a question by a Pakistani journalist on the condemnation by several Muslim nations over remarks by suspended BJP leader Nupur Sharma and its former Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal against the Prophet and the Secretary General's response to it.
"I've seen stories. I haven't seen the remarks themselves, but I mean, regardless, I can tell you that we strongly encourage respect and tolerance for all religions," Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General, said on Monday at the daily press briefing.
The BJP on Sunday suspended Ms Sharma and expelled Mr Jindal as the row over their remarks against the Prophet escalated with protests from many Muslim countries.
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