A day after All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) MP Imtiaz Jaleel said that former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma should be "hanged" for her offensive remarks against Prophet Muhammad, party chief Asaduddin Owaisi distanced himself from Jaleel's comments on Saturday, 11 June, saying that Sharma should be punished as per the law.
"Nupur Sharma should be punished as per the law of the land. This is the official stand of our party which differs from what Imtiaz Jaleel sahab said. The official stand of the party must be accepted by all party workers," Owaisi said.