Abdullah Zaik: The man behind Isma


PETALING JAYA: Terengganu-born Ustaz Abdullah Zaik Abdul Rahman has been grabbing headlines and incurring public wrath in his role as Ikatan Muslimin Malaysia (Isma) president.

After a number of controversial statements, including one labelling the Chinese community "trespassers", the leader of the far-right Muslim-Malay group has arguably overtaken Perkasa's Ibrahim Ali and Zul Noordin as the man Malaysian netizens love to hate.

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