Zakir Naik has reportedly issued a defamation notice to anchor Arnab Goswami and Times Now seeking Rs 500 crore as compensation for damage to his reputation. The notice, dated July 16, was issued by Naik’s advocate Mubin Solkar alleging that Goswami in ‘The Newshour Debate’ made ‘false and defamatory statements’ against the preacher and in the process, ‘tarnished and damaged’ his reputation. In an interview on 15 July, Naik who is abroad said in a press conference that he was a ‘messenger of peace’ and that his comments ‘had been blown out of proportion’.
In the defamation notice, Dr Zakir Naik’s lawyer blamed the channel, claiming charges such ‘‘promoting disharmony and feelings of hatred, enmity and ill-will between different religious groups and thereby, destroying the secular fabric of our country.” The notice also adds: “Moreover you have also hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community which reveres (Naik) and holds him in high esteem.”
In the defamation notice, Dr Zakir Naik’s lawyer blamed the channel claiming charges such as ‘‘promoting disharmony and feelings of hatred, enmity and ill-will between different religious groups and thereby, destroying the secular fabric of our country.” The notice also adds: ““Moreover you have also hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community which reveres (Naik) and holds him in high esteem.”
In a press conference on July 15, Zakir Naik addressed the press through Skype and claimed his message was misrepresented. Stating that he is a "messenger of peace", Naik said, "Killing innocent people is prohibited in Islam and I condemn all terrorist attacks" and that he is a victim of media trial with his statements being blown out of context. Referring to the footage of some of his speeches shown by media following the Dhaka carnage, he said, "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." "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 said.
When asked about one of his speeches in which he said that suicide bombing is permitted by Islam, he said, "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."
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In the defamation notice, Dr Zakir Naik’s lawyer blamed the channel, claiming charges such ‘‘promoting disharmony and feelings of hatred, enmity and ill-will between different religious groups and thereby, destroying the secular fabric of our country.” The notice also adds: “Moreover you have also hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community which reveres (Naik) and holds him in high esteem.”
In the defamation notice, Dr Zakir Naik’s lawyer blamed the channel claiming charges such as ‘‘promoting disharmony and feelings of hatred, enmity and ill-will between different religious groups and thereby, destroying the secular fabric of our country.” The notice also adds: ““Moreover you have also hurt the religious sentiments of the Muslim community which reveres (Naik) and holds him in high esteem.”
In a press conference on July 15, Zakir Naik addressed the press through Skype and claimed his message was misrepresented. Stating that he is a "messenger of peace", Naik said, "Killing innocent people is prohibited in Islam and I condemn all terrorist attacks" and that he is a victim of media trial with his statements being blown out of context. Referring to the footage of some of his speeches shown by media following the Dhaka carnage, he said, "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." "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 said.
When asked about one of his speeches in which he said that suicide bombing is permitted by Islam, he said, "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."
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