Fact Check: Did 34 countries back Nupur Sharma's controversial comments on Prophet?
New Delhi, Jun 14: Social media is abuzz with the claims of BJP leader Nupur Sharma, who has been under attack from various quarters for her controversial comments on Prophet Mohammed, getting support from 34 countries.
It comes at a time when over 20 countries including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Iran, Oman, Bahrain, Indonesia, UAE, Jordan, Maldives, Iraq, Libya, Pakistan, Turkey, Egypt and Malaysia, condemned the inflammatory remarks by Nupur Sharma and former Delhi media unit chief Naveen Jindal.
A
section
of
people
on
social
media
claimed
that
a
total
of
34
countries
including
Russia,
Netherlands,
France,
and
Israel
supported
Nupur
Sharma
and
India
as
the
country
faced
the
diplomatic
heat.
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doing
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search
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Google,
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was
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any
story
which
claimed
that
34
countries
had
extended
support
to
Nupur
Sharma.
The
reports
of
countries
criticising
her
comments
were
only
found
on
the
search
engine.
However, the only support that Sharma got was from Dutch parliamentarian Geert Wilders, who hailed her for her views. On Twitter, he wrote, "I am not Indian nor a Hindu. But I know one thing. Secularism should not mean that demeaning Hindu Gods is justified and telling the truth about Muhammad is not. So when #napursharma reacted to someone demeaning Hindu Gods it was totally justified. #IsupportNupurSharma, [sic]"
I am not Indian nor a Hindu.
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) June 11, 2022
But I know one thing.
Secularism should not mean that demeaning Hindu Gods is justified and telling the truth about Muhammad is not.
So when #napursharma reacted to someone demeaning Hindu Gods it was totally justified.#IsupportNupurSharma
Earlier, he tweeted about receiving death threats for supporting her. "I receive many death threats now from Muslims who want to kill me for supporting Nupur Sharma who spoke the truth and nothing but the truth about Muhammad and Aisha. My message to them is: go to hell. You have no morals. We stand for the truth. We stand for freedom," he tweeted.
Apart from this politician, no foreign country or politician has extended support for the Nupur Sharma.
Hence, the claim that 34 countries extended support to Nupur Sharma is not true.
Fact Check
Claim
34 countries back Nupur Sharma's comments on Prophet
Conclusion
Except for a politician from Dutch, no country has supported Nupur Sharma's remarks.