SHAH ALAM: Blogger Abdul Rahman Abdul Talib, better known as Tulang Besi, filed a complaint with the Selangor Islamic Department (Jais) today over Umno's purported use of a mosque in Hulu Selangor for political purposes during the recent by-election.
Jais had banned PAS spiritual leader and Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat from holding lectures in Hulu Selangor mosques during the by-election.
The department claimed that the order was in line with the Sultan of Selangor's decree that mosques should not be used for political purposes.
Recently, Abdul Rahman had published a photograph of an election banner on his Malaysia Waves blog, asking the people of Hulu Selangor to attend a special prayer at the Al-Rahimah mosque for Barisan Nasional candidate P Kamalanathan's victory.
"This clearly goes against JAIS' enactment," he told a press conference here.
"If (Jais director) Khusrin Munawi can take proactive measures against Tok Guru (Nik Aziz), then he should do the same with BN and Umno by investigating this matter.
“If the mentioned event didn't take place, then Jais should seek clarification from BN and Umno on why they used the mosque's name. If the event did take place, then Jais should take appropriate action against BN and Umno,” he said.
Abdul Rahman speculated that the banner could have significantly contributed to BN's victory as many voters would have viewed it as the party's advocacy of Islam.
He also challenged Jais to ban the teachings from two Islamic holy books which he said contains chapters on politics and 'jihad'.
“If Jais is serious about separating politics and religion, then they should place a ban on anything concerning this matter and not just when it suits them,” he said.
Abdul Rahman confirmed that Jais has accepted his complaint and will be contacting him within the next week for follow-up action.
Jais boss comes under fire
The blogger also hit out at Khusrin personally saying that he has insulted the PAS spiritual leader and disrespected the Majlis Agama Islam Kelantan (MAIK) which acknowledges Nik Aziz's authority to hold talks in mosques.
“Is Islam in Kelantan different from Islam in Selangor?” he questioned. “And who is Khusrin to prevent Tok Guru from holding talks in Selangor? Khusrin should have more self-awareness in matters concerning religion and Tok Guru.”
Abdul Rahman went on to call Khusrin a henchman of Umno, saying that Umno started the fuss over this ban and the Jais director is further pushing their agenda.
“If Khusrin wants to help Umno, he should start drawing his salary from PWTC (Umno headquarters) instead of the Selangor state government. Khusrin should remember that he is a servant of the people, not a servant of Umno,” he said.
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