Don't jump to conclusions, Johor Sultan advises public over M'sian woman's wedding to Indian hockey captain


JOHOR BARU: Johor Ruler Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar has advised everyone to not jump to any conclusion or act prematurely against the Malaysian Muslim woman who had a marriage ceremony with Indian national hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar in a Sikh temple in Punjab, India.

His Majesty said that the woman, Illi Najwa Saddique, was on trial by media although she has yet to declare herself as having renounced Islam.

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