Nupur Sharma

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Nupur Sharma
National Spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
2020–2022
PresidentJ. P. Nadda
Personal details
Born (1985-04-23) 23 April 1985 (age 39)
New Delhi, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party (2005–2022)
Education
Occupation
  • Politician

Nupur Sharma (born 23 April 1985) is an Indian politician. She was the national spokesperson of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) until June 2022.[1] She frequently represented BJP on Indian television debates as an official spokesperson.[2][3] In June 2022, she was suspended from the party due to her comments about Muhammad and the age of his third wife, Aisha, at the time of their marriage and the consummation of the marriage as well her comments on other central doctrines in the Islamic tradition.[4][5][6]

  1. ^ Abhinav Rajput (5 June 2022), "Nupur Sharma: The BJP firebrand facing party axe", The Indian Express
  2. ^ Geeta Pandey (7 June 2022), "Nupur Sharma: The Indian woman behind offensive Prophet Muhammad comments", BBC News, Brash and articulate, her ability to argue and put forth her point of view in both English and Hindi won her a place in the BJP's media committee for the 2013 Delhi assembly elections.
  3. ^ "Who is Nupur Sharma, whose remarks have caused outrage in the Arab world?", The Times of India, 7 June 2022, In 2020, the BJP appointed her as a national spokesperson. The 37-year-old was often seen on TV debates energetically arguing with her opponents and was often noted for using brash language.
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