Under the scanner of the Indian security agencies Zakir Naik, on Friday, finally opened up on his stand on terrorism
Under the scanner of the Indian security agencies Zakir Naik, on Friday, finally opened up on his stand on terrorism.
"I have never supported any terrorist or a terror outfit. As far as Osama Bin Laden is concern, since I don't know him I neither call him a saint nor I call him a terrorist. I condemn 9/11 attacks dont know if George Bush did it or Osama did it. The clip said to be me supporting Osama is doctored." he said through a video link in Mumbai's Mazgaon.
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Zakir Naik
Similarly, a question was once asked to me on Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, my reply was the same, I don't know her, hence I don't call her a terrorist nor do I call her a saint," he said.
Naik stated that he has never been interrogated in past by the agencies. But agreed to having met several police officials in person, claiming he is a public figure and meet a thousand number of people a month who even shake hands with him and also click pictures with him.
"I meet thousands of people, how am I supposed to know each one of them," Naik added.
Speaking on the Indian security agencies' probe against him. Naik said, "Not a single authority has approached me in past 8-9 days and no one has also till now visited my Mumbai office. I have not faced any enquiry ever in my life. I am open for it."
On his controversial channel Peace TV, Naik (50) stated, "In 2008 I had applied for license to the Information & Broadcast Ministry but was not given the license. They should tell me the reason why I was not granted the license."
Since the controversy around him erupted, Naik has been also critisised by a few groups of Muslim community. On it, Naik stated, "People have misconceptions about me. I am not against any Muslim group, I am a messenger of peace."
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