MIC Youth chief C Sivarraajh has poured
cold water on the opposition to the construction of churches in
Muslim-majority areas, stating that if this was the case, there would be
no more non-Muslim places of worship by 2020.
This, Sivarraajh said,was because the Muslim population was rising and is expected to reach 70 percent of the Malaysian population by 2020.
"Does this mean that no temple, no church and no gurduwara can be built?" he asked in a statement today.
Sivarraajh (left) was responding to the protest yesterday by a group of NGOs against the construction of the Praise Emmanuel Assembly Church in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya.
Ishak Maarof, who is from one of the leading NGOs protesting against the church, had argued that the church is located in a Muslim-majority area, and thus the church “would be an insult” to them.
"(When) there is no area in Malaysia that is not Muslim-majority, therefore going by the Muslim NGOs reasoning, no church can ever be constructed," said Sivarraajh.
As such, he said the NGOs' argument "made no sense".
"Being the majority in the country, Muslims must feel confident about their religion. They must understand and realise that other religions also need to be protected and promoted," he said.
The Praise Emmanuel Assembly Church is to be situated along Jalan PJS 8/9 and if approved, will comprise one floor for parking, one floor for prayers, and two mezzanine floors for other needs.
This, Sivarraajh said,was because the Muslim population was rising and is expected to reach 70 percent of the Malaysian population by 2020.
"Does this mean that no temple, no church and no gurduwara can be built?" he asked in a statement today.
Sivarraajh (left) was responding to the protest yesterday by a group of NGOs against the construction of the Praise Emmanuel Assembly Church in Bandar Sunway, Petaling Jaya.Ishak Maarof, who is from one of the leading NGOs protesting against the church, had argued that the church is located in a Muslim-majority area, and thus the church “would be an insult” to them.
"(When) there is no area in Malaysia that is not Muslim-majority, therefore going by the Muslim NGOs reasoning, no church can ever be constructed," said Sivarraajh.
As such, he said the NGOs' argument "made no sense".
"Being the majority in the country, Muslims must feel confident about their religion. They must understand and realise that other religions also need to be protected and promoted," he said.
The Praise Emmanuel Assembly Church is to be situated along Jalan PJS 8/9 and if approved, will comprise one floor for parking, one floor for prayers, and two mezzanine floors for other needs.
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