Selangor sultan: Ban on politics at mosques due to divisive partisanship

Published: Mar 13, 2023 4:20 AM

Selangor ruler Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah issued a reminder today that mosques and surau are not to be used for politics.

He said some preachers have used this platform to spread hateful remarks previously, prompting the state to tighten rules on who can deliver lectures and sermons at Muslim places of worship

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