when we came in power, zakir naik was already a permanent resident in malaysia. is a preacher who engaged in debates with other religion. he pits muslims against non—muslims, according to lawyers for liberty director melissa sasidaran, that was the point i made to you. the point is that, i have said this many times, that zakir naik‘s approach is not relevant to the malaysia contacts. and i have met him, personally, i called him to my office and explained to him the situation in malaysia, that we are multiracial and he should respect the current situation that we are in and the pressure that's the malaysian government has now imposed on... but he does talk within the context of the malaysian situation. he is indian born and he has said he is a permanent resident in malaysia, he has stated that malaysia hindus are more loyal to india than malaysia. he's also criticised ethnic chinese in malaysia, saying they are old guests and they should leave the country before new guests like himself. that's exactly what i'm saying, that all these words and statements are not su