In Muar, Muhyiddin warns 'Jewish and Christian' agenda

GE15 | Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) candidate for prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin has claimed that Pakatan Harapan was an agent of Jews and Christians who were out to colonise Malaysia.

Muhyiddin said this during the Ceramah Mega PN Best event in Parit Jawa, Johor on Nov 16. He was the final speaker of the night, after PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang.

According to Muhyiddin (above), a group of Jews and Christians were plotting for Malaysia to be ruled by their proxy Pakatan Harapan.

“To me, this is dangerous. Does it mean there will be a ‘Christianisation’ process? We have heard stories before, haven't we?

“In Kuala Lumpur and Petaling Jaya, there are Malays attending church on Sundays. They have become Christians.

“I don’t think (there are that many) because most of us are Muslim. However, their agenda and intent are to turn Malaysia into a colony.

“That is their long-term strategy. We may not see it now, but we will witness it soon if we are not careful,” he said.

A video clip of Muhyiddin making the above allegation has been posted by Tiktok user @phan.fizs yesterday and viewed at least 605,800 times.

A complete video of the event was uploaded on Johor Perikatan Nasional's Facebook page.

Meanwhile, the Council of Churches of Malaysia (CCM) has expressed “shock” over Muhyiddin’s claim.

They also urged the authorities to take action to prevent such statements from being repeated.

“This statement is not only untrue but is irresponsible of a politician of his standing to make such a statement to the public which is carried and widely viewed on social media or to the public.

“We live in a multi-religious and multi-racial country and the sensitivity of each community must be taken into account when addressing public forums.

“Such statements, carelessly uttered, have a tendency to create racial and religious tension and strife,” said CCM general secretary Jonathan Jesudas.

Appalling remark from ex-PM

Echoing CCM’s sentiments, the Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) also slammed Muhyiddin over his remark.

"In the midst of campaigning, statements made by politicians must not stir up strife and cast aspersions which are seditious in nature in order to win support from a particular race or religious group.

"Any seditious statement which has the effect of disturbing the peace, harmony, and wellbeing of all citizens in our beloved Malaysia must be dealt with by the authorities swiftly and effectively so it would not be repeated," said the group, which represents the majority of churches and Christians in the country.

According to CFM further, it was "shocked and appalled" that such a statement could come from a former prime minister.

In a separate statement, the Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism (MCCBCHST) said Muhyiddin’s claim is not supported by facts.

“The law does not allow propagation of other faiths to Muslims and thus the question of Christianising Muslims does not arise,” the group said.

Expressing their alarm and deep concern, MCCBCHST also urged all political parties not to act irresponsibly and refrain from raising divisive and racially charged issues.

Political parties, they said, should instead be focusing on addressing the economy, bread and butter issues, institutional reforms, and separation of powers between the executive, judiciary, and legislature.

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