Non-Muslim reps handing out zakat issue 'blown out of proportion'

Susan LoonePublished: May 30, 2019 3:01 AM | Updated: May 30, 2019 6:45 AM

A DAP assemblyperson has expressed regret that certain quarters are politicising non-Muslims elected representatives handing out zakat (tithes) during Ramadan.

Seri Delima assemblyperson Syerleena Abdul Rashid said the issue, raised on social media by certain parties, has been "blown out of proportion...

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