DCM 1: Penang supports mufti's stand that Zakir isn't an extremist


  • Nation
  • Tuesday, 20 Aug 2019

GEORGE TOWN: Penang mufti Datuk Seri Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor has said controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik is not an extremist, and the state supports this view, says Deputy Chief Minister 1 Datuk Ahmad Zakiyuddin Abdul Rahman.

According to him, although the preacher was not welcome in Penang, he backed Wan Salim's view that people should stop labelling the man as extremist.

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