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This report by the MEMO claims that Naik was granted Saudi citizenship. Following this report, many other news agencies cited it and published similar news, such as Ary News and India Today. Both cited the MEMO report; however, Naik himself denied these reports, stating, “It (news of Saudi citizenship) is false, unless Allah wills. This is how the media even prints gossip as facts.” Given that Naik has denied the report and is currently residing in Malaysia, should we consider removing this information? The MEMO article is brief, lacks an author, and provides little detail on the citizenship claim. Please share your opinions. My opinion is to remove it, as Naik has denied it and is currently in Malaysia. Pining Xoocit who added the Saudi citizenship. GrabUp - Talk10:43, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Don't know about the authenticity of MEMO, there is a lot of backnforth for Naik's citizenship claims , he has claimed to be an Indian citizen travelling with the Indian passport but the government of India says that his citizenship and passport were cancelled.
@Xoocit: Cancelling citizenship and cancelling a passport are different things. Do you have any source to support that the Indian government cancelled their citizenship? I know Indian laws don’t allow dual citizenship, and if someone obtains new citizenship, their Indian citizenship is automatically cancelled. However, in this case, Naik has not acquired new citizenship. GrabUp - Talk18:33, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Xoocit: I have removed the disputed template along with the claim of Saudi citizenship. He is still an Indian citizen, as no reliable sources confirm his citizenship has been revoked. A passport is a travel document, not a certificate of citizenship, and revoking a passport does not automatically revoke citizenship. GrabUp - Talk09:41, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
That’s why RSN considers TOI to have reliability ranging from unconsensus to generally unreliable. When citing TOI, additional consideration may be applied; personally, I don’t see it as a reliable source. We should also look for reliable sources for these types of factual claims. GrabUp - Talk19:43, 29 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ratnahastin Zakir has 8 listed controversies, about half of them are from hindutva ultranationalists. The lede needs to be rewritten completely; Why are we including accusations that were refused due to insufficient evidence by the interpol before anything about him personally? This is just an NPOV violation 𐩣𐩫𐩧𐩨Abo Yemen (𓃵)17:04, 14 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
The current lead is long-standing and written after many discussions. While Zakir Naik is a target of Hindutva supporters, he is targeted by the non-Hindutva entities as well. This can be seen from the fact that Naik's Peace TV is banned also in Bangladesh, Canada, Sri Lanka, and the United Kingdom. - Ratnahastin (talk) 03:00, 15 February 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Not done: no reason given for the proposed change. M.Bitton (talk) 10:29, 27 July 2024 (UTC)