Controversial preacher Zakir Naik was told not to provoke racial sentiment in Malaysia, said Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

"In the case of Zakir Naik, who is here, he has been told not to provoke racial sentiments," he told a press conference after the closing of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019 today.

Mahathir then pointed out that many people raised racial issues too...