The Islamic and Christian prayers conducted during the groundbreaking ceremony of the MIC headquarters in Kuala Lumpur recently are proof that the party is for all religions in the country, said deputy president M Saravanan.
Saravanan said this is because MIC has members of various religions.
“MIC members are made up of all religions. Therefore, it is unfair to hold a groundbreaking event with only Hindu religious prayers.
“How do Muslim and Christian party members participate in the event, if the event is held with only one religious ceremony?
“I believe it would be wrong for us not to perform other religious ceremonies including Islam in the groundbreaking ceremony,” he told Malaysiakini.
He said this when commenting on complaints by some netizens that the party mixed Islamic and Hindu ceremonies in the event held on Aug 21.
This followed a video of the groundbreaking ceremony going viral on social media showing an ustaz reciting a prayer while a monk performed a ritual according to Hinduism.
Also seen in the video is a pastor performing a ceremony according to Christian customs.
Saravanan asked netizens who were not satisfied with the ceremony not to be close-minded.
“I think the people making these accusations are narrow-minded.
“This is a country of many religions and customs. As a political party, MIC needs to take care of the sensitivity and rights of all religions and races,” he said. - Mkini
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