Gerakan: Mufti has no right to tell non-Muslims how to dress

Gerakan presdient Mah Siew Keong today lambasted Kelantan mufti Mohamad Shukri Mohamad for advising non-Muslims how to dress during Ramadan.

"I think the Kelantan mufti has no right tell how the people should dress, the Chinese will dress what they think is appropriate," he said.

"I am sure the people don't go around dressing vulgarly. So, please lah, we do have mutual respect for each other in this multi-racial country," he said.

"I am sure the non-Muslims know how to dress, don't have to make this (remark)," he added.

The mufti had urged non-Muslims to dress conservatively throughout the holy Ramadan month, as provovative attire could make fasting difficult for Muslims around them.

Gerakan has mobilised its campaign machinery in both Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar to harp mainly on hudud.

Citing the Kelantan dressing issue as example, Mah claimed these issues, which include the recent heated debates on hudud, will ultimately affect non-Muslims. -Mkini