(MALAYSIAKINI) Utusan Malaysia continues its attack on non-Muslim opposition MPs visiting Muslim places of worship during the holy month of Ramadan, after their attack on Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching last week started the ball rolling.
The government-linked Malay daily yesterday trained its crosshairs on Selayang MP William Leong Jee Keen, whom the paper laments was given “front-row” privileges at Masjid At-Takwa in Selayang.
Headlined “Sanctity of the mosque continues to be blighted”, it complained that what made things worse was that “Malay Muslims” had colluded to allow Leong to enter the mosque prayer room.
Adding how “this follows just a day after the nation was shocked” by DAP parliamentarian Teo's visit to the Surau Al-Huda, Kajang Sentral, it repeated the allegation that Teo had offered religious advice (bertazkirah) at the surau.
Teo in a statement yesterday explained that she had briefly talked about education opportunities under the Selangor government when asked to say a few words.
The government-linked Malay daily yesterday trained its crosshairs on Selayang MP William Leong Jee Keen, whom the paper laments was given “front-row” privileges at Masjid At-Takwa in Selayang.Headlined “Sanctity of the mosque continues to be blighted”, it complained that what made things worse was that “Malay Muslims” had colluded to allow Leong to enter the mosque prayer room.
Adding how “this follows just a day after the nation was shocked” by DAP parliamentarian Teo's visit to the Surau Al-Huda, Kajang Sentral, it repeated the allegation that Teo had offered religious advice (bertazkirah) at the surau.
Teo in a statement yesterday explained that she had briefly talked about education opportunities under the Selangor government when asked to say a few words.
'Buying way into mosque'
The article criticised Leong, who is also PKR treasurer general, for using the same “ploy” as Teo, in bringing financial assistance as a means of entering the place of worship “to deliver ceramah to the congregation”.
It claims that the act “belittles Selangor Islamic Council's (Mais) directive forbidding the entry of non-Muslims into the prayer room, and that opposition MPs “continue to insult the sanctity of Islam”.
Following the same script, the article alleges the opposition in ignoring Mais was “as if a challenge to the Selangor Sultan as the head of Islam in Selangor”.
Meanwhile, Bernama yesterday reported PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat saying that such visits did not contravene Islamic law and that they were "the best way to get to know Muslims better".
It claims that the act “belittles Selangor Islamic Council's (Mais) directive forbidding the entry of non-Muslims into the prayer room, and that opposition MPs “continue to insult the sanctity of Islam”.Following the same script, the article alleges the opposition in ignoring Mais was “as if a challenge to the Selangor Sultan as the head of Islam in Selangor”.
Meanwhile, Bernama yesterday reported PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat saying that such visits did not contravene Islamic law and that they were "the best way to get to know Muslims better".
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