Some people probably must have gotten very cross over the cross which appeared when the apartment building in Jelutong, Penang lit up. Datuk Seri Dr Wan Salim Wan Mohd Noor, the Penang Mufti had urged the state government and Penang Island City Council to explain the sign. He went further to advise the people to be mindful of their acts to ensure they do not disrupt the harmony in a multiracial society and added that Malaysia's Federal Constitution forbids any form of effort to promote or preach other religions to Muslims. The Penang government of course, now waits for a report from the state secretary’s office over the lighting issue even though it had been pointed out that the sign had no religious connotation. A mufti, by the way, is a Muslim legal expert who is empowered to give rulings on religious matters. I'm wondering if there is a Buddhist equivalent for a mufti.
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