A representative from the supporters’ wing of Islamist party PAS believes that non-Muslims who are against PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang’s bill are simply ignorant.

PAS supporters’ wing information chief Dr Balachandran G Krishnan, in his speech at the pre-ceramah of the ‘Act 355’ rally, is of the opinion that strengthening the syariah court should not be an issue for Malaysians.

“The problem is when there are Muslim lawmakers who do not support the bill and ‘munafik’ (hypocritical) Muslims who are against it - these are the problems that have made things difficult,” said the practising Hindu at the event held in Gombak last night.

As a result, non-Muslims have become confused, he contended...