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Zakir Naik belongs to jail in India: BJP

Zakir Naik would get to know reality of life once he is brought back to India, said BJP. It said Naik criticizes India while sitting in a Muslim country. He would be put in jail as that is his real place to be in, the saffron party said.

Zakir Naik, Muslim preacher
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Published : May 13, 2020, 10:21 PM IST

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday slammed controversial preacher and Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) founder Zakir Naik, saying he would be jailed once caught as that is his "real place".

In a video message, BJP national spokesperson Vijay Sonkar Shastri said Naik was commenting against India and he would put in jail as the country gets him.

"Sitting in a Muslim country and slamming India is his business. He will be put in jail soon after India gets him," Shastri told ETV Bharat here.

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"He is not a prophet that Muslim nations would follow or listen to him," he said, adding that they know his reality.


The BJP leader also said that Muslim nations have understood his policy and they do not support him.


"He would get to know the reality once we get him," he said, adding that his policy of misleading Indian Muslims has also failed as they too have understood his game.

"Indian Muslims know who their leader is and who is their well-wisher is," he said.

New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday slammed controversial preacher and Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) founder Zakir Naik, saying he would be jailed once caught as that is his "real place".

In a video message, BJP national spokesperson Vijay Sonkar Shastri said Naik was commenting against India and he would put in jail as the country gets him.

"Sitting in a Muslim country and slamming India is his business. He will be put in jail soon after India gets him," Shastri told ETV Bharat here.

Also Read: SC refuses bail to Sajjan Kumar in 1984 anti-Sikh riots case

"He is not a prophet that Muslim nations would follow or listen to him," he said, adding that they know his reality.


The BJP leader also said that Muslim nations have understood his policy and they do not support him.


"He would get to know the reality once we get him," he said, adding that his policy of misleading Indian Muslims has also failed as they too have understood his game.

"Indian Muslims know who their leader is and who is their well-wisher is," he said.

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