Time to give religious affairs minister the boot, says ex-DAP man

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Ronnie Liu says Na’im Mokhtar has failed to understand the nature, realities, and sensitivities of Malaysia’s multiracial society.  Read More:  https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2025/02/06/time-to-give-religious-affairs-minister-the-boot-says-ex-dap-man/  Free Malaysia Today is an independent, bi-lingual news portal with a focus on Malaysian current affairs.    Subscribe to our channel - http://bit.ly/2Qo08ry   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check us out at https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com Follow FMT on Facebook: https://bit.ly/49JJoo5 Follow FMT on Dailymotion: https://bit.ly/2WGITHM Follow FMT on X: https://bit.ly/48zARSW  Follow FMT on Instagram: https://bit.ly/48Cq76h Follow FMT on TikTok : https://bit.ly/3uKuQFp Follow FMT Berita on TikTok: https://bit.ly/48vpnQG  Follow FMT Telegram - https://bit.ly/42VyzMX Follow FMT LinkedIn - https://bit.ly/42YytEb Follow FMT Lifestyle on Instagram: https://bit.ly/42WrsUj Follow FMT on WhatsApp: https://bit.ly/49GMbxW  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Download FMT News App: Google Play – http://bit.ly/2YSuV46 App Store – https://apple.co/2HNH7gZ Huawei AppGallery - https://bit.ly/2D2OpNP  #FMTNews #RonnieLiu #NaimMokhtar

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00:00A former assemblyman has called for Religious Affairs Minister Naeem Mokhtar to be replaced

00:06following criticism over proposed guidelines for Muslims attending non-Muslim events.

00:12Former DAP leader Ronny Liu also referred to the outcry over a proposal to mandate halal

00:17certification for certain food businesses and the Mufti Bill 2024, which faced opposition

00:23from civil society groups and Perlis Mufti Azri Zainul Abidin.

00:29In a Facebook post, he said Naeem failed to understand Malaysia's multiracial society

00:33and was an example of someone being promoted to a position beyond his ability.

00:38Naeem said yesterday that new guidelines were in the works to set out clear rules regarding

00:43the involvement of Muslims in non-Muslim festivities and funerals, as well as events held at non-Muslim

00:49houses of worship.

00:51Under the proposed rules, there can be no speeches or songs with religious propaganda

00:55or performances that would insult Muslims, while the premises cannot display the religious

01:00symbols of faiths other than Islam.

01:02MIC urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to intervene, while Bangi MP Shahrukh Zain Johan

01:08said the guidelines would impact Muslim elected representatives attending events at non-Muslim

01:13places of worship.

01:15However, Naeem said the guidelines were drawn up with noble intentions and were merely advisory

01:20in nature.

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