Zakir Naik's speeches and CDs being probed: Rajnath

July 08, 2016 10:57

Just In: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh says, "We have taken note of Zakir Naik's case, his speeches and CDs are being probed."

Rajnath's statement comes a day after Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis directed the Mumbai Police to initiate an inquiry into Islamic preacher's public documents.

Facing flak from all corners, Naik clarified that he only asked Muslims to terrorise evil-doers. A defiant Naik told media channels that the Bangladesh government had no problem with him but some people are trying to spread hate in his name.

Though, the Islamic preacher has distanced himself from the controversial statement that "all Muslim should be terrorists", reports emerged that the attackers of Dhaka restaurant that left 20 people dead were inspired by his speeches.

Investigations have revealed Naik's sermons and ideology inspired Rohan Imtiaz, one of the perpetrators of the recent terror strike in Dhaka. Naik's name has also been linked to the alleged Hyderabad module of ISIS that was recently busted by the NIA. According to a media house, the terror module's head Mohammad Ibrahim Yazdani reportedly told the NIA during his interrogation that his inclination towards violent outfits working to establish Shariah law was also because of Naik.

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