The Dhaka Times Desk India may consider banning Islamic thinker, speaker and writer Zakir Naik if requested by Bangladesh, said the country's Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijju.
Allegedly, many youths in South Asia are turning to militancy inspired by the speeches of this Islamic thinker.
Some of the attackers of the Gulshan attack regularly followed the speeches of controversial Islamic thinkers such as Zakir Naik, but some information was obtained from their accounts through social media.
Kiren Rijju said last Wednesday, India also has a law called 'Unlawful Activities Prevention Act', through which it is possible to ban the organization.
Kiren Rijju said, 'If there is a threat to national security, we can ban the relevant institutions under that law. However, no action has been taken against any person under that Act.'
Kiren Rijju said, "Since India has always given 'supreme' importance to the security of Bangladesh, India can think of using that law against individuals as well."
Kiren Rijju said, 'If we get a request from Dhaka, then we will seriously consider banning Zakir Naik.'
India's Home Ministry is also thinking of reviewing the media through which such religious extremism is being propagated, Rijju said.
Kiren Rijju said, 'We have to take measures to prevent them. If necessary, we will close them.'
It should be noted that one of the most talked about people who spread Islam outside Arabic speakers is this Islamic thinker Zakir Naik. He discusses comparative theology on his established Peace TV, which is well known to the people of Bangladesh. The interpretation of Islam that he gave in his speech, has been controversial from time to time.
It is known that Zakir Abdul Karim Naik, who was born in Maharashtra, India, has a degree in medicine. The 47-year-old speaker is the president of the Islamic Research Foundation. Peace TV is an organization of that foundation.
Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation has been banned in the UK and Canada for allegedly spreading religious hatred. Not only that, Zakir Naik's speech is not allowed to be broadcast in Muslim-majority Malaysia either.
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