Similar protests against Tiwari has been reported from Bengaluru,Delhi and parts of Maharashtra.

He was arrested in Lucknow the same day. On 4 December, the Hindu Mahasabha stated that Tiwari was not a part of the outfit and that the controversy was an attempt by the BJP , the RSS and other groups to tarnish the image of the party.

On 3 December, Tiwari called Prophet Mohammad the world's first homosexual . He allegedly circulated pamphlets against the Muslim community, the Times of India reported.

This unsavoury retaliation reportedly has its roots in an ugly provocation by Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan. Tiwari claims he was responding to Khan's comments on RSS functionaries being homosexuals.

On 30 November, a Nai Duniya report quoted Khan as saying that RSS functionaries are homosexuals and that is the reason they do not get married.

This statement garnered sharp reaction from Hindu groups. Tiwari, in response made derogatory remarks against Khan and the Muhammad.

The one lakh people who have gathered in Muzaffarnagar - to demand death penalty for Tiwari - are backed by the Samajwadi Party.

The Times of India quoted Javed Ansari, SP's media convener for Muzaffarnagar as saying that the protesters have two demands.

First they want death penalty for Kamlesh Tiwari. The protestors have said that anyone who insults the Prophet should be hanged unto death.