Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on the case of Islamic preacher Zakir Naik that his country will take action if evidence is found.
He said this in response to a question regarding the extradition of Zakir Naik at an event after the meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Anwar Ibrahim said, if evidence is provided, terrorism will never be forgiven. One incident will not stop India-Malaysia bilateral relations from getting stronger.
Earlier, in the meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Malaysia on Tuesday, there was talk of fighting unitedly against terrorism and extremist elements. However, the Ministry of External Affairs did not confirm that there was a clear discussion on the issue of Zakir Naik.
Zakir Naik is facing charges of money laundering and radicalisation and the NIA is investigating him. He fled to Malaysia in 2016 and has not returned.
India is continuously demanding his extradition. India also has an extradition treaty with Malaysia.
There was speculation that the Indian government would strongly raise this issue during the visit of the Malaysian Prime Minister, but this issue is not included even in the joint statement.
Experts believe that India’s focus is on strengthening relations with Malaysia. In fact, when Mahathir was the Prime Minister of Malaysia, he had made adverse comments on Article 370 and CAA, after which there was bitterness in relations.
India had also banned the import of palm oil. Now the Mahathir government has changed and efforts are being made from both sides to strengthen relations. Talks are going on at the consular level on the issue of Zakir Naik.
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