India on Monday hit out at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) after it condemned the derogatory comments made by two BJP leaders on Prophet Muhammed and Islam.
The official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, said the OIC's comments are "misleading and mischievous". India's strong response came while several countries, including India's crucial Gulf partner, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and security partners Oman and Jordan condemned the remarks. The UAE urged India to foster "mutual coexistence".
In a strongly worded response, Mr. Bagchi said the OIC should stop its "communal approach" and said "it is regrettable that the OIC Secretariat has yet again chosen to make motivated, misleading and mischievous comments. This only exposes its divisive agenda being pursued at the behest of vested interests."
