A boy holds an Indian flag in New Delhi. File photoNEW DELHI, Jun 8 The terrorist group Al-Qaeda* (banned in Russia) threatened to carry out terrorist attacks in India after statements by a former representative of the ruling party about the Prophet Muhammad. suicide bombers «in Delhi, Mumbai, as well as Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat,» Zee News reported, citing the terrorists' statement. Former representative of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, Nipur Sharma, made a number of statements about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad during a debate on national television last week. Her remarks sparked a diplomatic row with a number of Muslim states, including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, which condemned the anti-Muslim remarks, and a number of countries summoned Indian ambassadors to protest. In turn, the government of India and the Bharatiya Janata Party distanced themselves from these statements, and Sharma herself was removed from office and deprived of membership in the party. about the Prophet Muhammad. The police also opened three criminal cases in connection with the threats received by Sharma. the Indian state of Maharashtra opened a criminal case already against Sharma herself and summoned her to the investigator on June 22 to testify. *Terrorist organization banned in Russia
