India, Sept. 15 -- Ben Shapiro, the conservative American political commentator and co-founder of The Daily Wire, is facing backlash from a section of people online for his remark about 'picking up the blood-stained microphone' where Charlie Kirk left it.

Shapiro's comments have been construed by many as talks about taking over Turning Point USA, which Kirk founded. Charlie Kirk, 31, was fatally shot when attending an event at the Utah Valley University and Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, was arrested in the case.

Ben Shapiro, in a video posted to social media in the wake of Kirk's assassination said "We're going to pick up that blood-stained microphone where Charlie left it."

He added, "We will not stop telling the truth. W...