Zakir Naik to address press conference through Skype on 14 July

Controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik, who called off his return to India and a press conference on Monday, will now talk to the media on Thursday, 14 July, at 11.30 am at the World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade in Mumbai. He will address the media through Skype, a person close to Naik said. [caption id=“attachment_2889822” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Zakir Naik. Photo: News18[/caption] Naik was initially supposed to reach Mumbai from Saudi Arabia on Monday morning and address a press conference. But that was cancelled and rescheduled for Tuesday as Naik was yet to return to India. Later, his spokesperson informed the media that this too was cancelled and a new date would be set soon once it was clear when Naik will be back in the country. The reason for the cancellation of his return to India was attributed to his “ever-changing” schedule. On Monday, in a statement made available to Firstpost , Naik had said that no Indian government agency reached out to him about his return to India. The statement quoted him as saying, “So far not a single official Indian government agency has contacted me for any clarification regarding this issue. It would be my pleasure to cooperate with any official Indian government investigation agency for any information they might require from me.” Naik is set to leave on a tour of African countries in the next few weeks, even as his speeches are being probed by several investigative agencies in India, including the National Investigative Agency (NIA). There are allegations against the preacher that he influenced Islamic terrorists in India and abroad, through his talks.