Malaysians took to the Internet to vent their disappointment with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak (pic) for passing the buck to individual states to decide on the usage of the word Allah.
After a month’s silence, Najib finally addressed the issue yesterday, saying that Putrajaya upholds the 10-point solution and Christians are free to use “Allah” in Bibles as long as it does not clash with state enactments.
“The can of worms was opened by Putrajaya when they sued the Herald. Before that there was no ‘Allah’ issue. Stop passing the buck, clean up your own mess,” commented The Malaysian Insider (TMI) reader by the username zaphod1811.
Another reader, jameshcahca, asked, “So who's next? MB Khalid will now have no choice, but to pass the ball to the Sultan”.
Kangkung PM, kangkung MB!
Earlier today, Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim took to Twitter to say: “On the Allah issue, Mais and Jais are conducting an investigation. The state government will not intervene to avoid disrupting the investigation.”
The Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) and Selangor Islamic Religious Department (Jais) are investigating The Bible Society of Malaysia under the Selangor Non-Muslim Religions (Control of Propagation among Muslims) Enactment 1988. Earlier this month, Jais had raided the distributor’s premises and seized 351 Malay and Iban Bibles.
“The next time Najib promises you a (insert number)-point 'solution' to anything, remember to read the tiny little fine print. #janjiDicapati,” tweeted @patrickklsk.
Najib’s statement could open a floodgate of new enactments by states in the federation to forbid the use of the word 'Allah' by non-Muslims either in worship or in their publications, a point that was not missed by netizens.
“So now individual states can override the federal government? How about Pakatan states issue an 'enactment' so that citizens are no longer required to pay income tax, and just pay to the state?” said TMI reader hooleah.
On Thursday, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin commented that the Bible seizure fell under the jurisdiction of Selangor as the raid conducted by Jais was done under a state enactment.
In response, former Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Zaid Ibrahim had tweeted: “So Putrajaya thinks it’s being clever by saying the Allah issue is now with Selangor. A reaction from political eunuchs.” - TMI
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