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Was Zakir Naik invited to the opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup? Qatar issued a statement

Qatar has given clarification on the news of controversial Islamic preacher and fugitive Indian Zakir Naik being invited for the Football World Cup. Qatar informed India through diplomatic channels that no official invitation was extended to Zakir Naik to attend the opening of the FIFA World Cup in Doha on November 20, 2022. Also claimed that other countries deliberately spread this misinformation so that India-Qatar bilateral relations could be spoiled.

This response from Qatar has come after India expressed its objection. The Modi government had categorically told Qatar that India would be forced to cancel Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s visit if Zakir Naik was formally invited to watch football from the VVIP box at the grand opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup. Will have to

Vice President Dhankhar had gone to Qatar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar went on a visit to Qatar. Vice President Dhankhar attended the event on 20 November and left Qatar the next day. He had also met the Indian expatriates in Qatar who had built football stadiums in Qatar. Qatari officials said that Zakir Naik could be on a private visit to Doha. The Qatari government told the Indian interlocutors that the entire Zakir Naik controversy was a fabrication by other countries and was part of a larger propaganda campaign against Qatar.

Qatar has given clarification on the news of controversial Islamic preacher and fugitive Indian Zakir Naik being invited for the Football World Cup. Qatar informed India through diplomatic channels that no official invitation was extended to Zakir Naik to attend the opening of the FIFA World Cup in Doha on November 20, 2022. Also claimed that other countries deliberately spread this misinformation so that India-Qatar bilateral relations could be spoiled.

This response from Qatar has come after India expressed its objection. The Modi government had categorically told Qatar that India would be forced to cancel Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar’s visit if Zakir Naik was formally invited to watch football from the VVIP box at the grand opening ceremony of the FIFA World Cup. Will have to

Vice President Dhankhar had gone to Qatar

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar went on a visit to Qatar. Vice President Dhankhar attended the event on 20 November and left Qatar the next day. He had also met the Indian expatriates in Qatar who had built football stadiums in Qatar. Qatari officials said that Zakir Naik could be on a private visit to Doha. The Qatari government told the Indian interlocutors that the entire Zakir Naik controversy was a fabrication by other countries and was part of a larger propaganda campaign against Qatar.