In Malaysia, Bernama reported yesterday that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has ordered an investigation of reports that a newspaper, Utusan Malaysia, carried a front page report last Saturday quoting two blogs that said a meeting had taken place between Christian leaders who want Christianity to be an additional official religion in Malaysia. According to Bernama, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein "said the report was very sensitive and all quarters should know that it was not wise to raise such mater for it could lead to chaos and anxieties among the people." Malaysia's constitution (Art. 3, Sec. 1) provides: "Islam is the religion of the Federation; but other religions may be practised in peace and harmony in any part of the Federation."
The IANS report on the matter is more dramatic. Carried by the Mangalorean, it says a blog claimed that the opposition Democratic Action Party wants to elect a Christian prime minister and turn the country into a Christian country. DAP says the report is a lie.
