India to continue to pursue Zakir Naik’s extradition request with Malaysia: MEA

India has said it will continue to pursue with Malaysia its request for extradition of Zakir Naik.

Responding to queries regarding the extradition of Zakir Naik, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Raveesh Kumar said in New Delhi on Wednesday that the fairness of the Indian justice system has never been in question.

He said, India has extradition arrangements with many nations and in the past, there are numerous cases of successful extradition to India. Naik, a radical television preacher, left India in 2016 and subsequently moved to Malaysia.