Indian Muslims shout slogans as they react to the derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad made by top officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest in Mumbai on Monday, June 6, 2022. AP PHOTO
Indian Muslims shout slogans as they react to the derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad made by top officials in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party during a protest in Mumbai on Monday, June 6, 2022. AP PHOTO

NEW DELHI: India is facing a major diplomatic outrage from Muslim countries after top officials in the ruling Hindu nationalist party made derogatory references to Islam and the Prophet Muhammad, drawing accusations of blasphemy that left New Delhi struggling to contain the fallout.

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