Article 3(1) of Constitution does not override other articles, says multi-faith council

THE Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) refers to the statement by Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki, who rejected a proposal by Chow Yu Hui for a minister for non-Muslim affairs to be appointed and called for Chow to “show respect to Article 3 of the Federal Constitution on the position of Islam”.

He further added that “…non-Muslim leaders from parties that formed the coalition government have signed an agreement not to challenge the Constitution in regards to Islam, the special position of Malays and Bumiputra, Malay rulers and Bahasa Malaysia”.