Kuching, May 13: Islam has been well accepted by the people as the official religion of Malaysia, said Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) president Dato Sri Dr James Jemut Masing.
As such sensitive issues regarding religion should not be politicised by anyone, he said, because it could cause tension among the people of various faiths.
“Even though Islam is the official religion of the country, we are free to profess other religions be it Christianity, Buddhism or Hinduism,” Masing told The Borneo Post yesterday.
He was commenting on Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak’s statement that because Islam has been declared the official religion of the country under the Federal Constitution, nothing could ever change that fact. Najib had called on all quarters to control their emotions and not do anything that could jeopardise peace, harmony and prosperity in the country. “The advice is directed at everyone that we must reject extremist ideology and extremism. It is regardless of any group,” Najib told the media after meeting Muslim leaders in Putrajaya on Wednesday.
–Agencies