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27 April 2017
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.@NurJazlan: You’re being watched, end war of words on Zakir Naik
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Deputy Home Minister has called on all quarters to cease the war of words over controversial preacher Zakir Naik.
He also cautioned that the Home Ministry is monitoring all the groups involved.
“I would like to advise all these groups to stop their public war of words. Whether from Muslim groups, Hindu groups or others.
“The Home Ministry is monitoring this and will take action if the war of words create tension and threaten national security,” he told reporters in Kuala Lumpur today.
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Indian NGOs lodge reports against Zakir Naik, Perlis Mufti
Rajaretinam Armuggan of Mipas worries that if Zakir Naik can influence a learned Muslim scholar like the Perlis Mufti, what more everyday Muslims.
PETALING JAYA: The Malaysian Indian Progressive Association (Mipas) along with several other Indian NGOs including Persatuan Rapat Malaysia (Rapat) filed two separate police reports against the mufti of Perlis and preacher Zakir Naik.
The report lodged against Perlis Mufti Asri Zainul Abidin was in regard to a poem he wrote and posted on his official Facebook page yesterday that disparaged Hindus by referring to them as people who “idolised cows”.
Meanwhile the report against Naik involved his alleged radical influences.
Mipas President Rajaretinam Armuggan claimed it was unlike the Perlis mufti to utter such statements.
“I follow the Perlis mufti closely and I was shocked that he could be so closed-minded,” he told reporters outside the Sentul police station today.
“As a learned scholar, he (Asri) should be more rational, and discerning with his choice of words.
“Such insulting statements should not come from a religious scholar,” Rajaretinam said, adding that he believed the only reason Asri wrote such a poem was because he was already under the influence of Naik.
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He said the words Asri used were not appropriate for a mufti and therefore immediate police action was required.
“The mufti is in a high position when it comes to religious affairs in the state. He is supposed to be advising the sultan and the state on religious matters.
“How can we have someone sitting in such a high position talking bad about other religions and other practices?”
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Preacher Zakir Naik has permanent resident status in Malaysia
April 18, 2017 21:22 MYT
PUTRAJAYA: International preacher from India, Dr Zakir Naik, has a permanent resident status in Malaysia and not a Malaysian citizen, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
Ahmad Zahid, who is also Home Minister, said the preacher did not reside in Malaysia but stayed in several other countries.
“He (Zakir) obtained the permanent resident status five years ago, but he is not a Malaysian citizen,” he said when asked whether Zakir was a Malaysian citizen.
He said this to reporters when approached after officiating the Human Ecology International Conference 2017, here today.
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Perlis mufti: Don’t entertain proposals to deport Zakir Naik
The federal government should not entertain proposals for popular preacher Zakir Naik to be deported to India, says Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin.
He said the urgings, which also described Zakir as a terrorist, were not justified and in fact, had deliberately created confusion and tarnished the image of the famous preacher.
“Based on the talks and knowledge shared by Zakir, there is no evidence to suggest that he incites people to violence.
“Those who make the allegations should provide evidence that he incited violence. Every speech and talk given by Zakir was recorded… so please enlighten us the particular sentences that incited violence,” Mohd Asri told reporters at his office in Kangar today.
He also expressed his disappointment over the situation and proposed for a dialogue to be held between Zakir and those who made the allegations.
Yesterday, Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam, who is also MIC president, was reported to have said that Malaysia could not permit controversial Indian preacher Zakir to use the country as a haven from a terrorism investigation simply because of his religious credentials.
As an agent provocateur, Subramaniam said, Zakir would become a divisive presence in multicultural and multi-religious Malaysia.
– Bernama
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