PUTRAJAYA: Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (pic) said today that the Unity Government remains firm in defending the Federal Constitution principle of upholding Islam as the religion of the federation and giving space and freedom for other religions to be practised.
The prime minister said the government would oppose any attempts to set the people against one another and raise the racial and religious “temperature’ in the country.
"If issues (on religion and race) arise, resolve them properly so that there won’t be any animosity, misunderstanding or prejudice," he told a press conference after chairing the Cabinet meeting here.
Revealing that there were attempts by certain quarters to fan racial and religious sentiments, Anwar said he had directed security forces to monitor the situation closely to prevent people from exploiting it to create trouble.
“So, if the actions become excessive and cause disturbances, the security authorities will act firmly,” he said, adding that the situation is under control.