Why has Zakir Naik become a menace for Malaysia
New Delhi, Aug 21: After being summoned for questioning, controversial Islamic preacher, Zakir Naik has now been banned from giving public speeches in Malaysia.
Over the past few days, calls have been mounting to act against Naik, who is primarily wanted in a series of cases in India, that range from radicalisation to money laundering to conversion.
Malaysia bans Zakir Naik from giving speeches in interest of national security
Naik, who was being backed by Malaysia after fleeing India is suddenly facing the heat after he said that Hindus in Malaysia have 100 times more rights than Muslims in India and also suggested that Chinese Malaysians be expelled before he was.
Along
with
various
Cabinet
ministers
who
sought
for
his
ouster
from
Malaysia,
Prime
Minister
Mahatir
Mohammad
too
stated
that
Naik
was
talking
about
sending
the
Chinese
back
to
China,
Indians
back
to
India.
This
is
not
preaching,
this
is
a
political
move,
he
said.
Naik
has
always
been
in
the
eye
of
the
storm
with
his
heavily
loaded
statements.
His
statements
are
always
aimed
at
dividing
communities
and
the
final
goal
he
seeks
to
achieve
is
Muslim
supremacy.
While
in
India,
he
has
played
a
major
role
in
radicalising
the
youth.
In
fact
his
videos
still
continue
to
remain
popular
among
the
Muslim
youth.
Nashidul Hamzafar, the 26 year old management student from Kerala's Wayanad was in September arrested by the NIA after he became one of the first ISIS recruits to be deported from Afghanistan.
During his interrogation, he details the role played by Islamic preachers such as Naik and what sort of an influence they had on him, which ultimately prompted him to join the ISIS.
Officials who have worked on the Naik case in India tell OneIndia that if one watches his speeches and actions closely, he incites the Muslims against other religions. His primary motive is to divide the community and cause communal clashes. His statements on the Hindus and Chinese in Malaysia too were aimed at inciting the Muslims in the country.
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Malaysia, which was at first reluctant to act against him or even consider his extradition request, has realised that the man is dangerous, the officer also explains.
The problem where Naik is concerned does not end with his speeches. Recently a court in Mumbai had framed charges in connection with a case involving the indoctrination of Ashfak Majid and his associates into extreme jihadi ideology by a group of persons from Kasargod. It was stated that some members of the Zakir Naik run NGO, Islamic Research Foundation too were involved in the process.
Zakir Naik could end up losing PR status in Malaysia
It was further revealed that these persons were motivated to join the Islamic State.
Further it was revealed that attempts were made to spread hatred against India. The National Investigation Agency had recently said that members of the Popular Front of India had conspired to kill Sasi Kumar, a spokesperson of the Hindu Munani. The murder of the leader from Coimbatore was carried out to create terror among the people, the NIA has also said in its supplementary chargesheet.