“I did not inspire any terrorist”, says Zakir Naik

TIL Desk/National/Mumbai-Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who is holding a press conference via Skype says he did not inspire any terrorist. The press meet is taking place in a small hall in the Mazgaon area of South Mumbai. The 50-year-old Mumbai-based televangelist, who is currently abroad, was slated to interact with the media yesterday, but cancelled his press briefing, citing pressure from management of the venue where it was organised.

At the meet today, Naik said he is a “messenger of peace”. “I have condemned all terror attacks, don’t rely on doctored clips,” he said.”Suicide bombings targeting innocent people are condemnable,” he said. He said his TV channel Peace TV can only be banned if the country (India) had given downlinking permission. He said India hasn’t given, so the channel cannot be banned. “I have addressed IPS officials in the past. Ready to co-operate with agencies, never encouraged anyone to kill innocents,” he added. The press conference is still on.