In a meeting held recently, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) issued the directions to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), states and Intelligence Bureau (IB) to carry out the mapping.
To repair damage done by controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, the Central government has asked to produce literature and programme to de-radicalise youths and to stop further such phenomena to happen, it has asked the law enforcement agencies to 'map' the areas from where sermons related to radicalisation are delivered and modes — television and radio — through which it is disseminated.
In a meeting held recently, the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) issued the directions to Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), states and Intelligence Bureau (IB) to carry out the mapping.
It was further pointed out that Zakir Naik deliberately insulted the religious beliefs of Hindus, Christians and Islamic sects like Shia, Sufi and Barelvi, and his speeches influenced youths to the cause of the terror group Islamic State.
In view of the damage, the directions states: "Initiative should also be taken for training of people and production of inspirational films for the purpose of de-radicalisation."
The MHA, states and police forces across the country have been asked to form a specialised team and start the de-radicalisation process to check such incidents.
"The state police should also monitor funding of various non-government organisations and other organisations involved in anti-national activities," the directions issued by the PMO stated. The MHA and IB have also been asked to carry out the "initial action in a time-bond manner" and further report the progress to the PMO.
A senior police officer, who attended the meeting, explained the directions have been issued because the radicalised youths can be rehabilitated. The officer said, "The damage has been done. Now let us not repeat it."
The role of NGOs are under scanner as Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), banned in 2016 under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), as well as private firm Harmony Media Pvt Ltd, which conspired to promote enmity and hatred between different religious groups and insulting certain sects of Islam and other religions .
Naik has been chargesheeted under the UAPA for heading an unlawful association and inciting youth to take up terror acts and join global terror outfits like Islamic State. The National Investigation Agency is probing cases against Naik, who has relocated in Malaysia in 2017 from Saudi Arabia, where he had been staying since 2016. Naik has a huge fan following across the world, with adherents mesmerised by his rhetoric.
NIA has stated that Naik had deliberately and maliciously insulted beliefs of Hindus, Christians and certain Muslim sects that did not subscribe to Wahhabism, with the intention to outrage religious feelings, and IRF and Harmony Media were instrumental in the circulation of incriminating speeches in the form of CDs/DVDs/TV programmes.
Double Measures
- The PMO issued a directive asking the MHA, IB and the states to produce literature and films to de-radicalise youths.
- It also asked law enforcement agencies to map areas from where sermons of radicalisation are delivered.
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