BIG Headlines at this hour | 6 June 2022

Controversial statements made by spokespersons of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against Prophet Mohammed and Islam have invited wrath from the Arab world with New Delhi’s envoys to Qatar, Kuwait, and Iran being summoned on Sunday demanding an apology over the incident. Saudi Arabia too has officially objected to the comments. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses its condemnation and denunciation of the statements made by the spokeswoman of the Indian Bharatiya Janata Party, which insult the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him. (sic),” a tweet by the Foreign Ministry read.