Asri, Ramasamy make up after spat over Tamil Tigers, Zakir Naik

Yasmin Ramlan Yasmin Ramlan Updated 7 years ago · Published on 30 Jul 2018 7:21PM · 3 Comments

PERLIS mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy have made peace after a war of words over allegations of terrorism.

In a closed door meeting arranged by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa, the two reached an agreement to let police investigations into Ramasamy’s alleged links with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) take its course

Asri, who had been unhappy at Ramasamy for his persistent calls for Malaysia to deport controversial Muslim preacher Zakir Naik, today said the Penang leader had agreed that anyone given the right to stay in Malaysia should be allowed to do so as long as the person did not cause trouble.

Mujahid said after the meeting that people in disagreement over sensitive issues, such as religion, should not make provocative statements but find the proper channel to raise their concerns.

“Malaysians should be able to settle all matters at the discussion table,” Mujahid told reporters after the meeting at the Islamic Development Department office, today.

Asri and Ramasamy had been at each other’s throats since last week after the latter invited a pro-LTTE figure, V. Gopalasamy, to attend his son’s wedding.

Asri accused Ramasamy of hypocrisy for objecting to Zakir, who is wanted in India on chages of inciting racial hatred and inspiring terrorism, while supporting a terrorist group himself.

Zakir has permanent residency in Malaysia and Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad has said that he can stay as long as he abides by the country’s laws.

More than 50 police reports have been lodged against Ramasamy for his alleged connection with the LTTE. – July 30, 2018.

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  • Zakir Naik may have permanent residency but he must still go back to his home country face charges. Malaysia does not condone bigots and fugitives in any country.

    Posted 7 years ago by Roger 5201 · Reply

  • Asri you may be happy that Ramasamy has made peace and not to stir up about Zakir Naik to be deported. well for your information the rakyat will not be quiet. Zakir Naik has got to go. Don't the Muslim have any shame when one scoundrel is using the islam as a guise to shield himself from his own country charges of money laundering. It just remind us that Zakir Naik is playing the same game and emulating one bugis lanun where in his party of Umno Muslim are support him in his plundering and laundering of the country wealth.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • ZN has never done such things as you thought. He is a good muslim and he will defend Islam through Al Quran and Hadiths. He is the best scholar that a muslim world has ever had. The Hindus in India were just unhappy with him because he had made many Hindus believe that Islam is the true religion. So ZN is a threat to their religion. The Hindus purposely created all those allegations so that they can execute him and stop him from spreading Islam especially in India.

      Posted 7 years ago by Leng Kapri As Saribasi · Reply