{"id":34808,"date":"2019-04-29T16:27:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=34808"},"modified":"2019-04-29T16:27:10","modified_gmt":"2019-04-29T10:57:10","slug":"arrest-of-zakir-naiks-aide-in-malaysia-falsely-linked-to-terror-attack-in-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/arrest-of-zakir-naiks-aide-in-malaysia-falsely-linked-to-terror-attack-in-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrest of Zakir Naik’s aide in Malaysia falsely linked to terror attack in Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple images of a man photographed with Islamic preacher Zakir Naik are being circulated on social media with the claim that he is the Sri Lanka suicide bomber. A former officer of the Indian army and a newly-inducted member of the BJP, Major Surendra Poonia was among those who shared<\/a> the photograph. He also shared an image of Congress MP Digvijay Singh with Zakir Naik in an attempt to link an alleged terrorist with the Congress party.<\/p>\n

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From a Twitter handle Chowkidar, The Activist\u00a0<\/a>(@AhmAsmiYodha)<\/a>,\u00a0<\/em>the post received nearly 4,000 retweets. He addressed controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik as “Congress party’s maternal uncle.”<\/p>\n

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Images of the same man posing with Naik are viral on Facebook<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n

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Not the Sri Lanka suicide bomber<\/h2>\n

The man photographed with Zakir Naik is not one of the suicide bombers of the Sri Lanka terrorist attack. He is an Islamic preacher and Naik’s disciple. Reverse-searching the image with the keyword “Zakir Naik” redirected us to an article published in Malaysia-based newspaper Malaymail<\/a> <\/em>on April 28. The man is Muhammad Zamri Vinoth Kalimuthu who was arrested in Perlis, Malaysia on Sunday for alleged blasphemous remarks on Hinduism.<\/p>\n

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“A brief video said to show Zamri Vinoth being taken into custody was posted on Facebook this morning by Seberang Perai Municipal City Councillor David Marshel,”\u00a0<\/em>reported\u00a0Malaymail.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Polis menahan Zamri Vinot A\/L Kalimuthu di Arau Perlis 2 pagi ini 28\/4\/2019.. Inilah Padah jika mana mana pihak menghina agama lain!!!
\n#Syabas #PDRM
\n#SialKenaTahan
\n#DakwaSiSialIni<\/p>\n

Posted by David Marshel<\/a> on Saturday, 27 April 2019<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

There are several other photographs of Zamri with Naik on the former’s Twitter account.<\/p>\n

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Hanya Allah sahaja yang boleh memuliakan seseorang dan menghina seseorang manusia tidak berkuasa untuk itu.Dr Zakir. pic.twitter.com\/TRqgErnXNU<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Zamri Vinoth (@Zamri_Vinoth) April 22, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

All nine suicide bombers were identified<\/a> as Sri Lanka citizens. Zamri is a Malaysian who was arrested on April 28 hence, could not have been a suicide bomber in the Sri Lanka terror attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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