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Hannah retaliates against Bersatu’s ‘slander’ on proselytising Muslim youth
Ministry-affiliated programme even included mosque visit, says minister
Hannah Yeoh (pic) holds a news clipping of Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang’s visit to a church in Miri, Sarawak in 2015. Hannah has criticised the purported hypocrisy of MPs who play on racial and religious sentiments by pandering to their respective gallery yet would visit different places of worship to canvas for votes. – Screen grab pic, March 14, 2023
KUALA LUMPUR – Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh today schooled Bersatu for allegedly accusing her of proselytising Christianity to Muslim youth through a programme initiated by a company affiliated with her ministry.
During the committee-stage debate on Budget 2023, Yeoh clarified that the initiative conducted by Impact Integrated, an agency affiliated with her ministry, to visit places of worship did not include any Muslim youth.
This was contradictory to allegations on social media and chat groups that she was using such programmes to expose Muslims youth to Christianity, said Yeoh.
Yeoh further explained that the organisation had organised a visit to a mosque on March 4 and a gurdwara on March 11, where all participants involved were non-Muslims.
The programme under Impact integrated is dubbed Impact Malaysia, where they hosted the Jom Ziarah program.
Allaying any further concerns on the matter, Yeoh also explained that the programme was not meant to create any perception that all religions are of equal status under the federal constitution, as alleged on social media.
Instead, the programme was meant to foster better understanding and tolerance of different religions among Malaysian youth, said Yeoh.
‘Don’t be hypocritical’
Yeoh then stressed that as an experienced elected lawmaker, she is well aware of Islam’s special status as prescribed under the federal constitution.
“As the former speaker for the Selangor state assembly from 2013 to 2018, and being the Subang assemblyman for 10 years, I’m aware of the laws that ban evangelism.
“So, slandering me to say that I am using agencies under the ministry for such purposes (proselytising Muslim youth) is extreme and is only meant to turn me into a punching bag to cover the faults that are allegedly done by their leaders,” she said, referring to Bersatu leaders being implicated in criminal charges related to the alleged misappropriation of government funds.
“I am not talking about PAS. I am talking about Bersatu, the one slandering me,” clarified Yeoh.
Yeoh also calls out the purported hypocrisy of elected lawmakers to play on racial and religious sentiments by pandering to their respective gallery yet would visit different places of worship to canvas for votes.
She then called out her “slanderers” to analyse the statement of PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man who on October 2, 2018, stated that it was not wrong for Muslims to visit other religions’ places of worship, provided that they do not participate in religious rituals or wear religious garments tied to the said religions.
KUALA LUMPUR – Youth and Sports Minister Hannah Yeoh today schooled Bersatu for allegedly accusing her of proselytising Christianity to Muslim youth through a programme initiated by a company affiliated with her ministry.
During the committee-stage debate on Budget 2023, Yeoh clarified that the initiative conducted by Impact Integrated, an agency affiliated with her ministry, to visit places of worship did not include any Muslim youth.
This was contradictory to allegations on social media and chat groups that she was using such programmes to expose Muslims youth to Christianity, said Yeoh.
Yeoh further explained that the organisation had organised a visit to a mosque on March 4 and a gurdwara on March 11, where all participants involved were non-Muslims.
The programme under Impact integrated is dubbed Impact Malaysia, where they hosted the Jom Ziarah program.
Allaying any further concerns on the matter, Yeoh also explained that the programme was not meant to create any perception that all religions are of equal status under the federal constitution, as alleged on social media.
Instead, the programme was meant to foster better understanding and tolerance of different religions among Malaysian youth, said Yeoh.
‘Don’t be hypocritical’
Yeoh then stressed that as an experienced elected lawmaker, she is well aware of Islam’s special status as prescribed under the federal constitution.
“As the former speaker for the Selangor state assembly from 2013 to 2018, and being the Subang assemblyman for 10 years, I’m aware of the laws that ban evangelism.
“So, slandering me to say that I am using agencies under the ministry for such purposes (proselytising Muslim youth) is extreme and is only meant to turn me into a punching bag to cover the faults that are allegedly done by their leaders,” she said, referring to Bersatu leaders being implicated in criminal charges related to the alleged misappropriation of government funds.
“I am not talking about PAS. I am talking about Bersatu, the one slandering me,” clarified Yeoh.
Yeoh also calls out the purported hypocrisy of elected lawmakers to play on racial and religious sentiments by pandering to their respective gallery yet would visit different places of worship to canvas for votes.
She then called out her “slanderers” to analyse the statement of PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man who on October 2, 2018, stated that it was not wrong for Muslims to visit other religions’ places of worship, provided that they do not participate in religious rituals or wear religious garments tied to the said religions.
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