Defamation suit: Court tells Santiago to apologise to Zakir Naik

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Judge Datuk Akhtar Tahir directed Santiago to do so after finding that he was liable for defaming Zakir. theSun thesundaily CharlesSantiago ZakirNaik LTTE independentpreacher

to make an apology to independent preacher Dr Zakir Naik over his statements linked to the ‘Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam in 2019.

“One directed towards the Malaysian police and the Government, and at the other directed towards the plaintiff. “The court also noted that the remark, instead of tarnishing the image and reputation of the plaintiff, has in fact enhanced the reputation of the plaintiff as being someone who is influential in Malaysia.

Zakir, in the talk, reportedly delivered sensitive remarks that touched on the Malaysian Chinese and Indians where Zakir said the former were ‘old guests’ who should go back to their ancestral land, and the latter were more loyal to India’s prime minister rather than Malaysia’s prime minister.

 

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