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Preacher Zakir's speeches 'highly objectionable': Govt

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 07 2016 | 5:22 PM IST
Calling Islamic preacher Zakir Nayek's speeches "highly objectionable", government today said the Home Ministry will take appropriate action after studying them.
"The Home Ministry will study (his speeches). It will take appropriate action after studying them. His speeches, as being reported in the media, are highly objectionable," Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu told reporters here.
Naidu's remarks came a day after Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju hinted at action against the preacher, whose speeches are believed to have inspired one of the five Bangladeshi terrorists, who killed 22 people at a restaurant in Dhaka.
"Zakir Nayek's speech is a matter of concern for us. Our agencies are working on this. But as a minister, I will not comment what action will be taken," he had said.

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First Published: Jul 07 2016 | 5:22 PM IST

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