- Monday, February 24, 2025
By: Shubham Ghosh
HE has strongly backed Nupur Sharma, the now suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member, over her controversial remarks on Prophet Muhammad. Geert Wilders, a right-wing parliamentarian from the Netherlands has said time and again that Sharma did no wrong by uttering the words she did and claimed that he even received death threats from Muslims for his stance.
However, the Party for Freedom leader, who also said recently that he respects Hinduism more than Islam, got upset when the Indian ambassador to the Netherlands allegedly refused to meet him and called it a shame.
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Wilders, 58, tweeted on Wednesday (15) saying, “I try to get a meeting with Ambassador Reenat Sandhu of India in The Hague for a meeting to express my strong support for #NupurSharma but the Ambassador seems unwilling to meet. Excuses all the time. What a shame.”
I try to get a meeting with Ambassador Reenat Sandhu of India in The Hague for a meeting to express my strong support for #NupurSharma but the Ambassador seems unwilling to meet. Excuses all the time. What a shame.
— Geert Wilders (@geertwilderspvv) June 15, 2022
Twitter was divided over Wilders’s frustration. While some felt that it was indeed shameful on part of the Indian envoy to refuse meeting the Dutch politician, there were others who opined that the Indian ambassador had no business meeting a political opponent of the current ruling party of the Netherlands.
Entire Indian public already know it, and appreciate it.
What difference will Indian ambassador will do here?
Nothing.https://t.co/4czb07Tifa— Legal Terrorism (@MenCommission) June 16, 2022
Sir in India you are a hero. Shameful on the part of the Ambassador to refuse meeting you. We appreciate your bold stance
— SumanSharma (@sharrmasumann) June 15, 2022
Sorry, but an Indian official should have no business meeting a political opponent of the current ruling party. Would it be okay if the Indian ambassador to the US suddenly meets with Donald Trump today? Some things should be kept professional.
— Centrist Millennial (@CentristMillen1) June 15, 2022
Actually it’s the opposition leader who wants to meet our ambassador and not the other way round. Even courtesy requires that the ambassador should meet. He may agree or disagree with the views is different. Modi went to Pakistan didn’t he.
— Milind Gyani (@gyani_milind) June 15, 2022
You have already expressed your support to Nupur Sharma on Twitter and had received good support. Why do you want to meet the Ambassador now? This raises suspicion on your original intent. Are you trying to trap GOI into a controversy?
— Garuda ?? India First ?? (@Garuda66523298) June 15, 2022
