No Need For YB Teo Nie Ching To Apologize to the Sultan of Selangor

"Whatever the case, the Sultan of Selangor must remember that he is the Ruler of all Malaysians and not just the Malays and Muslims. The Malay Rulers must appreciate the fact that they rule at the pleasure of the Rakyat (People) whose tax dollars either halal or haram maintains the Monarchy. The Malay Rulers should be seen to be above politics and must not be seen in anyway to be in favor of any political group."


By Admin

Malay rights group Perkasa through it's leader Ibrahim Ali has demanded that syariah laws be created to ban non-Muslims from entering mosques and suraus, despite Muslim scholars maintaining that such acts did not contravene Islamic law.

The group’s call comes in the wake of controversy surrounding Serdang MP Teo Nie Ching (pic above), following reports that she had entered the Surau Al-Huda in her Kajang constituency, during a visit there to deliver aid to the surau.

Former Perlis mufti Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin and PAS spiritual leader Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat have defended Teo’s surau visit, which has been criticised by Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders. The National Fatwa Council too had decided on March 1 that non-Muslim tourists may enter mosques and prayer rooms with the condition that they receive permission from the respective managements and ensure that their actions do not violate the sanctity of the mosque. Ibrahim nevertheless called on the Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) to take action against the Surau al-Huda committee for permitting Teo to make a speech there.

It was reported by Umno mouthpiece Utusan Malaysia that the Sultan of Selangor was angry that YB Teo, a non Muslim, set foot in the Surau. Nobody knows for sure whether the Sultan was indeed angry with YB Teo or was it another spin by the BN/Umno controlled MSM. For this reason, YB Teo Nie Ching has written to the Selangor Sultan to explain her visit to a surau in her constituency, while her Pakatan Rakyat (PR) colleagues in PAS say they are considering legal action against Utusan Malaysia, the Selangor religious council (Mais) and others involved in what they say are lies surrounding the controversial visit. PAS vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar said media reports that Teo was delivering financial aid to PAS members at the Al Huda surau in Kajang were lies.

Whatever the case, the Sultan of Selangor must remember that he is the Ruler of all Malaysians and not just the Malays and Muslims. The Malay Rulers must appreciate the fact that they rule at the pleasure of the Rakyat (People) whose tax dollars either halal or haram maintains the Monarchy. The Malay Rulers should be seen to be above politics and must not be seen in anyway to be in favor of any political group. Thus, there is no need for YB Teo Nie Ching to apologize to the Sultan or anyone for that matter.