Twitter
Advertisement

Shiv Sena likens Zakir Naik to Dawood Ibrahim

Earlier, Zakir Naik had pled innocence that he never encouraged terrorism.

Latest News
article-main
FacebookTwitterWhatsappLinkedin

The Shiv Sena, which has been vociferously calling for a ban on controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, on Monday likened him to India's most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim. Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut said the government should act on 'smaller Dawoods' like him who are present in the country.

"Who is Zakir Naik? If this government has guts then it should leave Dawood Ibrahim, since he is being given shelter by Pakistan, and focus on foiling the bids of these smaller Dawoods and their attempts of making mini Pakistan in the country," Raut told ANI.

Raut had recently slammed Naik for radicalising youth towards terror in party's mouthpiece Saamna.

Earlier, pleading innocence that he never encouraged terrorism, Naik had alleged that the Indian media started trying him just because one of the Bangladesh newspapers reported that one of the terrorists involved in the Dhaka cafe attack was inspired by him.

"I am seeing that there is an India media cry on me just because a report came in one of the Bangladesh newspapers 'The Daily Star' that one of the terrorists who was involved in the attack was inspired by me, and the media trial started. On July 29, the newspaper corrected themselves that they never said that Dr Zakir inspired him and Dr Zakir did not inspire any terrorist to kill innocent people," Naik told a press conference in Mumbai via Skype from Medina.

Naik claimed that no official or government authority has approached him with any question, adding that he has no problem with the Indian government or police so far.

"I will cooperate 100 percent with any government authority, which wants to speak with me," he said. 

Find your daily dose of news & explainers in your WhatsApp. Stay updated, Stay informed-  Follow DNA on WhatsApp.
Advertisement

Live tv

Advertisement
Advertisement