"When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist."

- Hélder Câmara (Dom Helder Camara: Essential Writings)

COMMENT Before I get to the business at hand concerning the current Umno religious provocation on the proposed amendment to Section 107(b) of the Administration of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill 2013, I applaud the stand taken by Deputy Minister P Waythamoorthy and all non-Muslim/Malay (BN) component member who have taken a public stand against this duplicitous amendment.

It remains to be seen if Umno is truly interested in engagement with its partners or they are merely window dressing. However of greater importance is the stand of Muslim/Malay members of Pakatan Rakyat (especially PAS), and there should be a clear and united stand against this "law" (one of many, hopefully) which is the antithesis of everything Pakatan stands for...