KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 23 -- The organiser of a planned rally to protest against controversial televangelist Dr Zakir Naik today announced that the event has been cancelled.

He said this was decided following a call from PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who had requested that the event be called off.

Organiser Shankar Ganesh, had via Facebook Live, announced the decision, claiming that Anwar has promised to help with the issue.

People gather for a rally in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur August 23, 2019.

He also played part of a recorded conversation with the person he claimed to be Anwar.

"So he has spoken to me. After he spoke, what he said is: Please do not carry on with the event tomorrow, meet me next week.

"But today, Datuk Seri ...