MP questions govt commitment to probe Zakir Naik's alleged terror links

PARLIAMENT | Ramkarpal Singh (Harapan-Bukit Gelugor) has questioned the government's commitment to investigate a news report linking controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik to an alleged terror plot in India.

In debating the Home Ministry's budget, Ramkarpal quoted a report by Indian newspaper Times of India that cited intelligence documents which revealed alleged links between Zakir (photo, above) and a Malaysia-based Rohingya organisation leader.

"I seek clarification on this issue, which I think is very serious, with regard to the role of Zakir Naik in this issue...