Zakir Nayek`s ‘hate speech’ |
The government of India on July 6 indicated taking action against a controversial Indian Islamic preacher Zakir Nayek, who was followed by one of the five Bangladeshi militants, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka. Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju said Zakir Nayek’s speech is a matter of concern for us. Our agencies are working on this. But as a minister, he will not comment what action will be taken. He added India has good relations and mutual understanding with Bangladesh, especially in the matter of co-operation on fighting terrorism. He will examine Zakir Naik ‘link’ in Dhaka attack. Bangladeshi newspaper ‘Daily Star’ had reported that militant Rohan Imtiaz, son of an Awami League leader, ran a propaganda on Facebook last year quoting Nayek.Nayek, in his lecture aired on Peace TV, an international Islamic channel, had reportedly “urged all Muslims to be terrorists”.He is hugely popular in Bangladesh through his Peace TV, although his preachings often demean other religions and even other Muslim sects.
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