HULU SELANGOR - A REMARK by Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin that a planned inter-faith panel consisted of only 'small fry' and was legally toothless has upset non-Muslim religious leaders.'They are just small fry, (with) a small role played within the Prime Minister's Department,' he was quoted as saying.
The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism has said it will boycott the Cabinet-endorsed committee if Tan Sri Muhyiddin does not clarify his remark
The comment, reported by local news portals, appeared to be an attempt to allay the concerns expressed by right-wing Malay groups, such as Perkasa, that the move to set up the panel would affect the position of Islam as the country's official religion.
The Cabinet agreed recently to form an inter-faith panel to resolve disputes over religious issues following a spate of vandalism attacks against places of worship throughout the country earlier this year.
The panel, headed by former Kota Baru MP Ilani Isahak, included representatives from the Islamic Development Department, Institute of Islamic Understanding and the consultative council.
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