KAULA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, April 7, 2007: Islamic authorities took away the baby of a Muslim woman who is living as a Hindu in defiance of the law in the latest case of religious conflict straining ties in multiethnic Malaysia, officials said Friday. Revathi Masoosai's 15-month-old daughter was taken by the Islamic Religious Department in southern Malacca state on March 26 and handed to Revathi's Muslim mother, said department enforcement officer Mohamad Imran Ahmad. "The baby's grandmother has custody of her for now," Mohamad Imran told The Associated Press. Revathi, an ethnic Indian, is being held in a rehabilitation center run by Islamic authorities for her religious transgression. The baby was with Revathi's husband when she was seized. He has filed a police complaint, but it was not clear if he plans to take the case to court. Meanwhile, the baby will stay with her grandmother. "When the baby's mother is released, she can try to regain custody if she wants to," said Mohamad Imran without elaborating.
The case, which was made public by the opposition Democratic Action Party on Thursday, highlights an increasing number of spats affecting the religious and family rights of the ethnic Indian and Chinese minorities. Indians, who form about 8 percent of Malaysia's 26 million people, are mostly Hindus while some are Christians, Muslims and Sikhs. Activists say a string of recent disputes have ended in favor of Muslims -- who comprise nearly 60 percent of the population -- and strained ethnic relations in this multicultural nation, which has enjoyed racial peace for nearly four decades. Revathi, 29, was born to Indian Muslim parents who gave her a Muslim name, Siti Fatimah. However, Revathi claims she was raised as a Hindu by her grandmother and changed her name in 2001, said Chong Eng, an opposition member of Parliament. Revathi married Suresh Veerappan in 2004 according to Hindu rites. The marriage has not been legally registered because Suresh would have had to convert to Islam first
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by Mike Gandhi on Apr 16, 2007 04:18 PM Permalink
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by GC Sekhar on Apr 15, 2007 11:57 PM Permalink
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RE:RE:I know the truth is sour - My job is to find the truth - So Aurangzeb was the best ruler. He cleaned brothel matt and Ashrams -
by Mike Gandhi on Apr 16, 2007 04:21 PM Permalink
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RE:RE:Reply to Wada, Pav, Bhaji, Jatin, Raghav,--- Read Carefully -
by Truth Finder on Apr 16, 2007 02:23 PM Permalink
Jatin not he alone there millions of people who hate Hinduism. Thre are any chnages in Hinduism since 10 years. You fool doesnt know what are talking about. The Hinduism changes since centuries do you think within ten years lot of changes. Now keep your mouth shut. You Bal shishu Mandir Pals. RSS GANGS GOONS just talking nonsense like their mentors. They are not eligible to speak anywhere.
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by raghav bhatt on Apr 20, 2007 05:28 PM Permalink
Dear Truth finder(lie spreader!), You people are (yourself& Mike)are using the word Balshishumandir etc. But tell me where are these schools?Because i never came accross these scools. What I know is there are lots of Madarasas to trian lots of Jehadis, which run on Government money collected by the Hundis of Hindu Temples(Income of mujrai dept.)The money which Hindu devotees offered for God. Good Use of Money.
