DENGKIL (Selangor), Nov 6 (Bernama) -- Wanita Umno chief Datuk Seri
Shahrizat Abdul Jalil on Tuesday sought an explanation from Opposition
Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim on reports that Malays would be given
the option of selecting their religion if the opposition wins the next
general election.
She also said that the movement had learned that the religion of newborn babies might not have to be stated on the birth certificate and that the child could select his or her religion upon turning 18.
"I want to ask Anwar whether this is true? This the ideology of liberalism. I do not know whether this is true or otherwise, but we have received information that this is the plan of the opposition buttressed by the DAP," she told reporters after visiting flood evacuees at the Dengkil community hall, here.
She said Anwar's daughter Nurul Izzah, who is a vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), had reportedly stated that the people should not be forced to practise any specific religion and that this should also be applied to the Malays.
Shahrizat said she was not surprised by the statement because she had prior knowledge of the plan through information derived from some people in the opposition.
She also said that the movement had learned that the religion of newborn babies might not have to be stated on the birth certificate and that the child could select his or her religion upon turning 18.
"I want to ask Anwar whether this is true? This the ideology of liberalism. I do not know whether this is true or otherwise, but we have received information that this is the plan of the opposition buttressed by the DAP," she told reporters after visiting flood evacuees at the Dengkil community hall, here.
She said Anwar's daughter Nurul Izzah, who is a vice-president of the opposition Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), had reportedly stated that the people should not be forced to practise any specific religion and that this should also be applied to the Malays.
Shahrizat said she was not surprised by the statement because she had prior knowledge of the plan through information derived from some people in the opposition.
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