He blamed media's "distorting" of his message as the reason for canceling the protest. He said the media have been "talking about security matters and conflict and they are talking about us threatening the Americans."

"In light of the fact that many people have given us advice from the Muslim community, both in Britain and in America, and from our scholars like Sheikh Omar Bakri Mohammed and others, that it is better to postpone the call for the Sharia in Washington," Choudary said.