Islamic preacher Zakir Naik meets Malaysian PM: Reports
Putrajaya, July 7: Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik met Malaysian Prime Minister Dr. Mahathir Mohamad briefly on Saturday.
"There is nothing more than what has already been said. India will continue its engagement with Malaysian authorities in this matter," news agency ANI reported quoting sources.
The meeting comes a day after the Malaysian PM confirmed that Naik will not be deported to India.
"As
long
as
he
is
not
creating
any
problem,
we
will
not
deport
him
because
he
has
been
given
permanent
residency
status,"
the
Malaysian
PM
said
at
a
press
conference.
Earlier
this
week
Naik
had
denied
reports
that
he
was
planning
his
report
to
India.
He
said
that
he
did
not
believe
he
would
get
a
fair
trial
in
India.
He
is
currently
in
Puttrajaya,
where
he
has
been
given
a
permanent
residency
status.
A media report in India had said that he is likely to be extradited, but Naik had said that he felt unsafe from unfair prosecution. India has said that it had made a formal extradition request.