The controversial Islamic preacher claimed he had been targeted because of his religion Fugitive Islamic preacher and televangelist Zakir Naik has approached the Bombay high court challenging the cancellation of his passport by the external affairs ministry, claiming he had been targeted because of his religion. His passport has been revoked after he repeatedly failed to appear before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with alleged terror-funding cases. In his petition, filed by his lawyer, the 51-year-old televangelist claimed he had never incited communal disharmony or any illegal activity against any specific religion or community and that he had always condemned those who incited violence and terrorised people. He claimed the investigating agencies were targeting him only because he’s a Muslim and that his lectures were “distorted and doctored to implicate him in false and frivolous cases.” The Mumbai-bas...
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