PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says that he would not have proceeded with the sumpah laknat (swearing in the face of divine retribution) in the mosque if there were objections by religious authorities.
He said that he had made his intention public two days ahead to allow religious authorities like the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Department (Jawi) or the Federal Territories mufti to stop him from doing so.
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