PATNA, India: Indian police shot dead two protesters and arrested more than 130 others during street rallies sparked by a ruling party official's remarks about the Prophet Muhammad, authorities told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Saturday.

There have been widespread protests in the Muslim world since last week, when a spokesman for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) commented on the relationship between the Prophet and his youngest wife Aisha on a television debate show.

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