Islamic preacher Zakir Naik collected large amounts of money in the name of his charity and later diverted it to his controversial propaganda channel Peace TV, an investigation by CNN-News18 has revealed.
The investigation revealed that the money received by Islamic Research Foundation International, his NGO registered in the UK were pumped into Peace TV.
The controversial TV channel has often been accused of broadcasting extremely objectionable content in India and abroad. Millions of pounds of money has been collected in the name of UK based charity by Naik's Islamic Research Foundation International.
Enquiries also showed that the Mumbai-based Harmony Media prepares production content for Peace TV and that both the offices are located in the same building. Amir Abdul Mannan Gazdar is the director of both Harmony Media and IRFI.
The NGO was incorporated in 2007 with the stated aim of promoting education and communal harmony but it turned out its main purpose was to fund Peace TV which is accused of airing content which could incite communal violence.
Harmony Media officials refused to comment when a CNN-News18 correspondent in Mumbai tried to get their response to the expose.
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