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PM: Zakir Naik has ventured into 'racial politics', not following PR terms

Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad is of a view that the controversial preacher Dr Zakir Naik has ventured into "racial politics" following the latter's recent remarks on Chinese and Hindu Malaysians.

Mahathir said the government has no qualm about Zakir giving religious speeches but he said: "It's clear that Zakir wants to participate in racial politics in Malaysia...

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