ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈɪftiːn, wˌɛn ˈæktɚɹ ˈɑːmɪɹ kˈɑːn sˈɛd ðæt hiː fˈɛlt ʌv lˈiːvɪŋ ðə kˈʌntɹi, nˈækvi dᵻfˈɛndᵻd baɪ sˈeɪɪŋ ðæt hiː hæd mˌeɪd ðə kˈɑːmɛnt "ɪn ɐ hˈɜːɹi ɔːɹ mˈeɪbiː ˌʌndɚɹ ˈɪnfluːəns fɹʌm ˈʌðɚz".
In November 2015, when actor Aamir Khan said that he felt of leaving the country, Naqvi defended by saying that he had made the comment "in a hurry or maybe under influence from others".