Deport Zakir, says Saddiq


PETALING JAYA: Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has joined three other ministers in calling for controversial preacher Zakir Naik (pic) to be deported.

The Youth and Sports Minister said “yes” when asked if he supported ministers Gobind Singh, M. Kulasegaran and Xavier Jayakumar’s call to deport Zakir for his racially and religiously charged comments.

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