KUALA LUMPUR – In a big embarrassment, Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohammadrejects Indian government claims linked with the controversial Islamicscholar Zakir Naik.
Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday said that PrimeMinister Narendra Modi did not raise the issue of the extradition ofcontroversial preacher Zakir Naik during their recent meeting on thesidelines of Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Vladivostok, Russia.
Briefing about the meeting of the two prime ministers, Foreign SecretaryVijay Gokhale had said, “PM Modi raised the issue of Zakir Naik and boththe parties decided that the officials will keep in touch regarding it andits an important issue for New Delhi.”
Zakir Naik is wanted in India and is known for his hate speeches. In 2017,India had revoked his passport and declared him as an offender. Hecurrently resides in Malaysia which has given him a Permanent Resident (PR)status.
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The Malaysian prime minister said that PM Modi did not ask him to extraditethe controversial Islamic televangelist despite official notice from NewDelhi.
