Let Bon Odori fest proceed, Selangor sultan tells Jais

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PETALING JAYA: The Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, has instructed the Selangor Islamic religious department (Jais) to allow the Bon Odori festival scheduled for next month to proceed.

In a statement, Jais said Sultan Sharafuddin also instructed Jais and Shah Alam City Council (MBSA) officers to attend Bon Odori to “see for themselves” what takes place at the festival.

Jais director Shahzihan Ahmad added that the sultan himself had attended the festival several years ago and did not find that it was detrimental to the practice of the Islamic faith.

This comes in the wake of religious affairs minister Idris Ahmad advising Muslims not to take part in the annual festival, claiming that the celebration is “influenced by elements of other religions”, following research by Jakim, the Islamic development department.

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