Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak leaves a mosque after Friday prayers in Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Oct 6, 2017. Naik, who has been banned in the UK, has been given permanent residency in Malaysia, and embraced by top government officials. Since then, his ruling party has been trying to appease an increasingly conservative ethnic Malay-Muslim base and religion has become a battleground ahead of elections the prime minister has to call by mid-2018. FACEBOOK PHOTOSAt his appearance at the Putra mosque last month, a female Reuters reporter asked about the investigation in India. Zahid and the prime minister have both posted photos on Facebook of their meetings with Naik last year in Malaysia.

Source: Bangkok Post November 02, 2017 05:23 UTC