Kuala Lampur, Aug. 25 -- PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today said that he agrees with Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's decision to allow India-born fugitive televangelist Dr Zakir Naik to remain in Malaysia.

Anwar said that he supports the decision to allow the medical doctor turned preacher to continue staying here, since investigations against him are still ongoing, Berita Harian reported.

He also added that Dr Zakir did not knowingly offend the Indian and Chinese communities.

"If we were to see his (Dr Zakir's) statement, he seems consistent, he is quite provocative and in the discussions on religions, maybe a little offensive. But I don't think he deliberately wanted to insult or question the position of the Chines...