YOURSAY | Wrong to ‘manipulate’ children in conversion row

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Respect Federal Court ruling, Ramasamy tells Idris after ‘interpretation’ remark

PETALING JAYA: Penang deputy chief minister P Ramasamy has called on religious affairs minister Idris Ahmad to respect the law after Idris said yesterday the Federal Court ruling requiring consent from both parents in converting a minor to Islam was only an “interpretation” of the Federal Constitution.

Stating that it was “beyond belief” that Idris would describe the apex court ruling as mere “interpretation”, Ramasamy called on the minister “not to skirt around the implications of conflict between federal and state laws”.

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