The government has to exercise caution in handling issues pertaining to manipulation of religion to avert bigger implications, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said today.

He said the government had to be cautious lest it fall into the trap of the wicked game of irresponsible people.

NONE "The government cannot act in haste. It has to follow procedure. The matter has to be considered in its entirety," he said when opening the Larut Umno divisional delegates meeting in Selama.

At a news conference later, Hishammuddin advised all quarters to refrain from becoming too emotional when discussing issues challenging the position of Islam as the official religion of the country.

An Utusan Malaysia report recently quoted two blogs as saying that there were attempts to change the country's official religion to Christianity.

Hishammuddin said it was difficult to discern from the police reports received who was right or wrong in the matter.

- Bernama

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