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Sikh council seeks proper directives to avoid 'final rites' controversy
Petaling
Jaya ( Malaysia ): In order to prevent controversy over final rites relating
to the Sikh comunity, the Malaysian Gurudwra Council appealed to the government
to issue proper directives to Ismalic religious aiuthorities. The appeal follows
in the wake of Mohan Singh's body being not released by the Sungai Buloh Hospital
to his family as he was believed to have converted to Islam in 1992. Malaysian
Gurdwaras Council President Jagir Singh said he was agitated that Mohan's family
could not take his body to perform his last rites as required by Sikhism, Star
online reported. "We are of the view that a Syariah Court is not in a position
to determine Mohan's religion as most witnesses who can vouch for his professing
of religion are non-Muslims, whose evidence the Syariah Court has no jurisdiction
to hear," Singh said. Earlier, the Selangor Islamic Religious Council had claimed
that Mohan had converted to Islam in Penang in 1992. They had also filed an application
at the Syariah High Court to certify Mohan's conversion status.
