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.
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