Malaysia probes Zakir Naik over religious remarks
5 years, 4 months ago

Malaysia probes Zakir Naik over religious remarks

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Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities have initiated an investigation against controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over his intent to provoke a peace breach while making alleged and sensitive remarks on the Hindus and Chinese residing in the Muslim-majority nation. Zakir had asked the Malaysian Chinese to "go back" first, as they were the "old guests" of the country, during a religious talk titled "Executive Talk Bersama Dr Zakir Naik" in Kota Baru, Kelantan, in response to calls for his own deportation. In the wake of Naik's remarks, the Malaysian Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad has further decided to issue statements that Naik will no longer be allowed to stay in Malaysia. "We have expressed our position which is that action must be taken and that Zakir Naik should no longer be allowed to remain in Malaysia," said Communications and Multimedia Minister Gobind Singh Deo and Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran in a joint statement cited by Al Jazeera. Naik had earlier also alleged that the Hindus in Malaysia are more loyal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi than Mahathir Mohamad.

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Zakir Naik case shouldn’t deter enhancing India-Malaysia relations: Malaysian PM
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Zakir Naik case shouldn’t deter enhancing India-Malaysia relations: Malaysian PM

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The extradition from Malaysia of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was not raised by the Indian side and this issue shouldn’t deter the two countries from enhancing bilateral relations, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Tuesday. Naik’s presence in Malaysia, where he was granted permanent residency by the previous government led by Mahathir Mohamed, had become a …

Qatar invites radical Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive Zakir Naik to preach Islam at FIFA World Cup
2 years, 1 month ago

Qatar invites radical Islamic preacher and Indian fugitive Zakir Naik to preach Islam at FIFA World Cup

Firstpost  

Zakir Naik has been living in exile in Malaysia since 2017, as a runaway fugitive, after the Indian government pressed charges against him over money laundering Qatar has invited Zakir Naik, a controversial Indian Islamic preacher who faces charges of money laundering and hate speech in India, to give religious lectures ahead of the FIFA World Cup 2022, according to …

Zahid Hamidi, Mahathir Mohammad's rival sees India as a critical strategic partner ahead of Malaysia general election
2 years, 2 months ago

Zahid Hamidi, Mahathir Mohammad's rival sees India as a critical strategic partner ahead of Malaysia general election

Firstpost  

UMNO president and Barisan Nasional chairman Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi is confident of garnering a comfortable majority for the Barisan Nasional in order to form the next government As Malaysia goes to the polls after the dissolution of Parliament on 10 October 2022, the country’s dominant political coalition, Barisan Nasional, led by Zahid Hamidi is set to go-it-alone to win …

'Malaysia Wants to Send Zakir Naik to Other Place, But Not Many Countries Willing to Accept Him'
4 years, 5 months ago

'Malaysia Wants to Send Zakir Naik to Other Place, But Not Many Countries Willing to Accept Him'

News 18  

Malaysia was looking for a country except India to send Zakir Naik, but not many countries are willing to accept the controversial preacher, former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has said. Naik, a 54-year-old radical Islamic preacher wanted by the Indian authorities for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism through hate speeches, left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to the …

Malaysian university refers to Zakir Naik as ‘icon of Islamic world’
5 years ago

Malaysian university refers to Zakir Naik as ‘icon of Islamic world’

Op India  

Recently, a controversy broke out after a Malaysian university, named Universiti Malaysia Perlis had referred to the radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik as one of the ‘icons in the Islamic world’ in its question paper on Ethnic Relations. Read- Radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik’s speeches inspired most of the 127 people arrested for ISIS links “As a university comprising students …

Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad rejects claim that Narendra Modi asked for 'troublesome' Zakir Naik's extradition
5 years, 3 months ago

Malaysia PM Mahathir Mohamad rejects claim that Narendra Modi asked for 'troublesome' Zakir Naik's extradition

Firstpost  

Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad rejected the claim that Narendra Modi had asked for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to be extradited to India. Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday rejected the claim that his Indian counterpart PM Narendra Modi had asked for controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to be extradited to India. Insisting that Naik was given …

Narendra Modi meets Malaysian PM Mahathir, seeks extradition of Zakir Naik
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi meets Malaysian PM Mahathir, seeks extradition of Zakir Naik

Live Mint  

Vladivostok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday explained to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the rationale behind his government's decision on Jammu and Kashmir and sought the extradition of radical televangelist Zakir Naik, wanted in India for alleged money laundering and inciting extremism. Briefing reporters on the meeting, Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said Prime Minister Modi discussed with Mahathir the …

Narendra Modi meets Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, discusses Kashmir issue, extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik
5 years, 4 months ago

Narendra Modi meets Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, discusses Kashmir issue, extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik

Firstpost  

Vladivostok: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday explained to his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the rationale behind New Delhi’s decision on Jammu and Kashmir and sought the extradition of controversial Indian televangelist Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India for fuelling terrorism. Prime Minister Modi also discussed with Mahathir the “reorganisation” and the developments related to Jammu and Kashmir. Prime …

PM Modi raises the issue of extradition of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad
5 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi raises the issue of extradition of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday took up the issue of extradition of controversial radical Islamic preacher Zakir Naik with his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad. Prime Minister Modi discussed the matter with Mohamad during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in Russia, said Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale while addressing media persons while briefing …

PM Modi meets Malaysia PM, takes up Zakir Naik extradition issue
5 years, 4 months ago

PM Modi meets Malaysia PM, takes up Zakir Naik extradition issue

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday here took up with his Malaysian counterpart Mahathir Mohamad the issue of extradition of controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is a fugitive in India and has taken shelter in Malaysia. pic.twitter.com/E1Y8RgLkFd Raveesh Kumar September 5, 2019 Though Gokhale did not elaborate, sources told IANS that the Malaysian Prime Minister responded positively after Modi …

Opinion | Zakir Naik gagged for good reason
5 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Zakir Naik gagged for good reason

Live Mint  

Zakir Naik, the firebrand Indian Islamic preacher who fled India in 2016, has stirred up trouble in Muslim-majority Malaysia, where he has been living in exile for three years. The Indian government, presumably, would want Naik repatriated rightaway. Once a televangelist popular among some of India’s Muslims, he is simply a wanted man in India now—for money laundering and making …

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik banned from giving public speeches in Malaysia in the 'interest of national security'
5 years, 4 months ago

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik banned from giving public speeches in Malaysia in the 'interest of national security'

Firstpost  

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been banned from giving pubic speeches anywhere in Malaysia, police said late night on Monday. Kuala Lumpur: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been banned from giving pubic speeches anywhere in Malaysia, police said late night on Monday. “We will need to take action to prevent him from making such speeches, which tend to …

Islamist precher Zakir Naik banned from giving speeches in Malaysia
5 years, 4 months ago

Islamist precher Zakir Naik banned from giving speeches in Malaysia

Op India  

Malaysian authorities have imposed a nation-wide ban on radical Islamist preacher Zakir Naik from giving speeches. #Breaking | Zakir Naik banned from making public speeches in all states in Malaysia. | #ZakirEndgame pic.twitter.com/LAa9UjuYQW — TIMES NOW August 20, 2019 Zakir Naik has been under interrogation after his racially discriminative speeches against Hindus and Chinese Malaysians caused controversy in Malaysia. As …

Why Zakir Naik is a wanted man
5 years, 4 months ago

Why Zakir Naik is a wanted man

India Today  

Dhaka terror attack of July 2016 was the inflection point in his life. Before the Dhaka bomber spoke about having been inspired by Zakir Naik, two of many Kerala youths who joined the Islamic State said that they took the step after meeting the controversial preacher. Three months after the Dhaka terror attack and Zakir Naik's fleeing the country, the …

Malaysian police grills Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for 10 hours over his remarks on Hindus
5 years, 4 months ago

Malaysian police grills Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for 10 hours over his remarks on Hindus

India Today  

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik was grilled for over 10 hours by the Malaysian police in connection to the remark made by him against Malaysian Hindus during a talk in Kota Baru on August 3, prompting calls for him to be deported to India. Zakir Naik was questioned for the second time under Section 504 of the Penal Code of …

Zakir Naik takes 4 Malaysian ministers to court over defamation
5 years, 4 months ago

Zakir Naik takes 4 Malaysian ministers to court over defamation

India Today  

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who was granted permanent residency in Malaysia after he fled India on being charged with giving inflammatory speeches, has been barred from holding religious talks in several Malaysian states. In his racial comments, Naik had said that Hindus in Malaysia get "100 times more rights" than the Muslim minority gets in India, and yet they …

Zakir Naik barred from addressing event in Malaysia
5 years, 4 months ago

Zakir Naik barred from addressing event in Malaysia

Hindustan Times  

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has been barred by Malaysian police from addressing a religious event being held during August 16-18 even as a minister said he would be summoned for questioning over “racist statements” made last week. Yassin said in a statement that the police “will be taking stern action on this matter” and calling in Naik and two …

Malaysia bars Zakir Naik from addressing event after ‘racist statements’
5 years, 4 months ago

Malaysia bars Zakir Naik from addressing event after ‘racist statements’

Hindustan Times  

Controversial preacher Zakir Naik has been barred by Malaysian police from addressing an Islamic event being held during August 16-18 even as a minister said he would be summoned for questioning over “racist statements” made last week. Three ministers have demanded that Zakir Naik should be expelled Naik, who has lived in Malaysia for about three years after he was …

Malaysian authorities to question Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over 'racially-tinged' remarks on religion
5 years, 4 months ago

Malaysian authorities to question Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over 'racially-tinged' remarks on religion

Firstpost  

Malaysian authorities will summon Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian authorities will summon Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation, the government said on Thursday. The move comes after several ministers demanded Naik’s expulsion …

Malaysia to question Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over remarks on religion
5 years, 4 months ago

Malaysia to question Islamic preacher Zakir Naik over remarks on religion

India Today  

Malaysian authorities will summon Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Naik for questioning after he allegedly made racially sensitive remarks in the multi-ethnic nation, the government said on Thursday. The move comes after several ministers demanded Zakir Naik's expulsion on Wednesday after he said Hindus in Malaysia had "100 times more rights" than the Muslim minority in India. Police will question Zakir …

Zakir Naik's permanent resident status can be revoked after probe: Malaysian PM
5 years, 4 months ago

Zakir Naik's permanent resident status can be revoked after probe: Malaysian PM

India Today  

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the country will revoke the Permanent Resident status of Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Niak if investigations show that his actions are causing harm to the country's well-being. Mahathir said that the government is currently waiting for the result of the investigation whether the leader's alleged "inflammatory remarks" against minorities residing in …

Another Malaysian minister wants Zakir Naik deported to India
5 years, 4 months ago

Another Malaysian minister wants Zakir Naik deported to India

India Today  

Contradicting Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Bin Mohamad, the country's Youth and Sports Minister Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman has demanded deportation of controversial preacher Zakir Naik, for his comments on Hindus and Chinese in Malaysia. This comes after the country's prime minister rejected the demand of Naik's deportation to India and said that he will be staying in Malaysia as his …

Zakir Naik should be sent back to India: Malaysian minister
5 years, 4 months ago

Zakir Naik should be sent back to India: Malaysian minister

India Today  

Malaysia Human Resources Minister M. Kulasegaran said India-born Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, a permanent resident of Malaysia, should not be allowed to remain in the country as he has no standing to critique Malaysian matters or cast aspersions on local communities. According to a report in the Malaymail, Kulasegaran said Zakir Naik's actions do not reflect one deserving of a …

Zakir Naik won't be sent back to India, any other country can have him: Malaysia PM
5 years, 4 months ago

Zakir Naik won't be sent back to India, any other country can have him: Malaysia PM

India Today  

Amid renewed calls in Malaysia to send back Islamic preacher Zakir Naik to India, the country's prime minister has rejected the demand and said that he will be staying in Malaysia as his life will be at risk. This comes after Malaysia Human Resources Minister M Kulasegaran said Zakir Naik, a permanent resident of Malaysia, should not be allowed to …

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