Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik has said that he would not returning back to India this year. He said he was against terrorism and his speeches never inspired extremism.
“Killing innocent people is prohibited in Islam and I condemn all terrorist attacks” he said adding his speeches being ‘blown out of context’.
He refused to accept that his speeches influenced Dhaka terror attack and blamed media for making him villain.
“Indian media is running a trial against me because of unverified reports. Half sentences being shown, clips being doctored and statements being shown out of context to malign me,” Naik said.
“It is unethical for the media to not take my answers on face value and doubt me. There are two thousand sentences in which I condemned terrorism…there may be ten sentences in which one may take out a double meaning…videos are being doctored for ulterior motives…,” he added.
Zakir Naik who was hiding in Saudi Arabia, has been facing probe following the Dhaka terror attack, had met media via Skype on Thursday.
Calling himself “messenger of peace”, Naik had tried to justify suicide bombing, claiming it is permitted by Islam.
“it is haram if innocent people are being killed. But, if suicide bombing is used as a tactic of war, then it may be permitted. For example, in World War II, Japan used suicide bombing as a tactic of war.”
Meanwhile Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had asked the Mumbai Police Commissioner to probe into Naiuk provocative speeches.
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