Terengganu Menteri Besar Ahmad Said today asked the Terengganu Islamic Religious and Malay Customs Council (Maidam) to take stern action against any imam under its auspices found campaigning for the opposition.

    

He said that this was because, being employed by the state government they should be loyal to the government of the day.

    

He told this to reporters after handing over 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) to 820 eligible recipients from the Kijal constituency, Kemaman today.

   

Last week, Maidam's religious commissioner, Mohd Rozali Salleh had revealed that some of the imams were actively campaigning for the opposition in several districts in Terengganu like Besut and Kuala Terengganu "despite being on the state government's payroll".

       

Penang Muslim groups get goodies

Meanwhile a total of 37 Muslim organisations and madrasah in Penang today received an allocation, totalling RM1.7 million, from the federal government to carry out their respective activities.     

They received the cheques for the purpose from Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nor Mohamed Yakcop at a function at a hotel in George Town.     

Meanwhile, president of the Penang Muslim League, Haja Najmudeen Kader, said the contribution from the federal government had enabled it to operate a service centre for the needy in the state.     

- Bernama