Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Mujahid Yusof Rawa has expressed his willingness to be a mediator to resolve differences between Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy.
The minister who is in charge religious affairs opined that the disagreement between Zakir and Ramasamy should be resolved behind closed doors for the sake of racial and religious harmony in the country.
“In a multi-racial and multi-religious country like Malaysia, it is feared that holding an open debate between the two figures could only stir up the religious and racial tension.
"Zakir has the right to live in this country as long as he complies with the laws,” he told a press conference in Parit Buntar today.
He was commenting on a call by Perlis mufti Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin through his Facebook post on July 14 who suggested that Ramasamy and Zakir have an open debate.
- Bernama
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