(Borneo Post) - Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) viewed the recent
statement by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) vice-president Nurul Izzah
Anwar as nothing else but an attempt to gain popularity among the
people.
The party president Tan Sri Dr James Masing said he had always been
given to understand that freedom of religion in Malaysia was only
applicable to non-Muslims.
“Therefore, I am surprised when she (Nurul) said that religious freedom in Malaysia is inclusive,” he quipped.
Masing,
who is Land Development Minister, said the statement by the Lembah
Pantai MP also shows that PKR was a populist party with no fixed agenda
to administer the country.
He stated this when commenting on
Nurul’s statement that irked many Muslims, including the Sultan of
Selangor, Islamic scholars and some BN leaders.
Deputy Prime
Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassan has described the statement as
unwarranted especially when it comes from a fellow Muslim.
Nurul
was in the limelight after expressing her view on religious freedom by
suggesting that Muslims should be allowed to follow any religion of
their choice.
Her father Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is the
opposition de facto leader, in defending his daughter claimed that
Nurul’s statement was not only misinterpreted but also manipulated.
Source: Malaysia Today
Jarumemas: Very true.
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