TNN | Mumbai :
Controversial Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik who cancelled his return home this week, has issued a statement saying he will now address the media via Skype on July 14.
What’s more, according to his spokesperson, apart
from Naik, Thursday’s press conference “will also be addressed by some eminent personalities from various fields.” “It will include some Bollywood members, lawyers and members of NGOs,” he said. Currently in Medina in Saudi Arabia, the preacher is facing a probe by central and state agencies which are studying his speeches and writings to assess if there are grounds for his prosecution for hate speech and incitement against other faiths. But there is still no word on when Naik intends to return. Through his spokesperson, Naik reiterated on Tuesday that no agency had approached him for clarifications on allegedly inspiring some of the perpetrators of the July 1 Dhaka massacre through his puritanical Salafist speeches.
Controversial Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik who cancelled his return home this week, has issued a statement saying he will now address the media via Skype on July 14.
What’s more, according to his spokesperson, apart
from Naik, Thursday’s press conference “will also be addressed by some eminent personalities from various fields.” “It will include some Bollywood members, lawyers and members of NGOs,” he said. Currently in Medina in Saudi Arabia, the preacher is facing a probe by central and state agencies which are studying his speeches and writings to assess if there are grounds for his prosecution for hate speech and incitement against other faiths. But there is still no word on when Naik intends to return. Through his spokesperson, Naik reiterated on Tuesday that no agency had approached him for clarifications on allegedly inspiring some of the perpetrators of the July 1 Dhaka massacre through his puritanical Salafist speeches.
