This is nothing but unrelenting ugliness. Muslim groups and organisations have come forward to criticise the Federal Court ruling, which said that the unilateral conversion of Indira Gandhi’s three children is null and void.
But the threat by The Malaysian Association of Muslim Scholars (PUM) takes the cake.
In a Facebook statement the group has asked the police to stop pursuing Indira’s fugitive ex-husband and her youngest daughter that he abducted nine years ago.
The group has warned that a religious sectarian violence may erupt in this country if the police continue to hunt Muhammad Riduan Abdullah and Prasana Diksa.
They have also urged that the children must not be allowed to revert back to Hinduism.
This is seditious and an intimidation, which goes against the court order.
This threat that can cause a split in the already weak social fabric of our society.
Other Muslim groups are saying that the court ruling would force the Muslim children to commit apostasy.
This is beyond ridiculous.
Indira’s is a clear cut case where the father manipulated Islam and used his conversion as a means to unilaterally convert and gain custody of his children.
As the highest court in Malaysia, the landmark ruling by the Federal Court is a done deal.
As such the police must act swiftly to contain the possible damage by The Malaysian Association of Muslim Scholars.
They must be investigated for inciting violence and the police must issue a warning to everyone else to respect the court ruling.