 Peaceful counter @-@ demonstrations in support of the cartoons , Denmark , and freedom of speech were also held . Three national ministers lost their jobs amid the controversy : Roberto Calderoli in Italy for his support of the cartoons , Laila Freivalds in Sweden for her role in shutting down a website displaying the cartoons , and the Libyan Interior Minister after a riot in Benghazi in response to Calderolli 's comments , which led to the deaths of at least 10 people . In India , Haji Yaqoob Qureishi , a minister in the Uttar Pradesh state government , announced a cash reward for anyone who beheaded " the Danish cartoonist " who caricatured Mohammad . Subsequently , a case was filed against him in the Lucknow district court and eminent Muslim scholars in India were split between those supporting punishment for the cartoonists and those calling for the minister 's sacking . As of 2011 , legal action was ongoing . 
