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Who is Nupur Sharma?
Who is Nupur Sharma?
Nupur Sharma is the former national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She was suspended from the party in June 2022 over her remarks on the Prophet Mohammad during a debate on a news channel.
Nupur Sharma’s early life and education
As a student at Delhi University, Nupur Sharma became actively involved with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) – a student organisation affiliated to the RSS. In 2008, she was elected as the president of the organisation and also started appearing on news channels. Nupur has a master’s degree in law from the London School of Economics.
Nupur Sharma’s career
Before becoming a spokesperson for the BJP’s Delhi unit, Nupur Sharma worked with the youth wing of the party for many years. In 2015, she was brought to the limelight when she was given a ticket to contest against Arvind Kejriwal. Although Sharma lost the election by a margin of 31,000 votes, her political career took off from there. In 2020, given her expertise on legal issues and bilingual skills, she was appointed as the BJP’s national spokesperson under the party president JP Nadda. Her appearances on television debates were marked by her firm advocacy of Hindutva.
Controversy over Nupur Sharma's comments on Prophet Muhammad
In June 2022, Sharma’s comment during a debate on a news channel regarding the Prophet Muhammad got her suspended from the party. Her allegedly insulting remarks drew ire from several Gulf nations including Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia, who sought an apology from India.
Sharma later withdrew her comments and, in a statement posted on Twitter, said that her intention was not to hurt anyone.