///In his statement today, Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein claimed the detention of 35,000 Malay-language bibles in Port Klang and Kuching port had been due to its pending court appeal over Catholic newspaper The Herald’s use of the word “Allah” in its publications.

But he gave his assurance that the matter would be resolved amicably among all concerned parties within the next few days to avoid turning it into an “emotive and polemic” issue.

“The appeal has yet to be heard by the court to resolve the bigger issue of content one way or the other.

“In respect of the bibles from Port Klang and Kuching Port, the ministry has since sought and obtained the advice of the Attorney-General and the two matters are being resolved amicably with the parties concerned, based on this advice, in the next few days,” he said///–Malaysian Insider

According to Hishamuddin’s logic, if AG does not act, then the Bible would not be released. Even if AG acts, until the court overturned the High Court decision which ruled that the action of the government regarding Allah was unconstitutional, Hishamuddin would still say that the matter is pending Appeal court Decision. Is he correct?

When the High Court declares that a person is not guilty, he is released. The accused since acquitted cannot be held in jail to await the decision of the court of appeal. Hishamuddin cannot dispute this unless he argue in UMNO logic that might is right. So take the Bible as the accused which had been acquitted by the High Court. Why can’t the Bibles be released now. Until the Court of Appeal decides otherwise, the decision of the High court is final.

Mamakthir said in his memoir that he does not know where his ancestor came from India as if they came over here many generations ago, like the Chinese in Malacca or Trengganu some have their ancestors arriving Malaysia umpteen generations ago. It has been said that Mamakthir’s grandfather came from India. The impression created was the grandmother was Malay. It is now known that Mohamad Kutty was born in Trivandrum, India. So Mamakthir’s grandfather was no different from other Indians who came to Malaya with their wives staying back in India. Mamakthir is the first generation Indian born in Malaya, who claims the error of article 160 to pretend to be Malay.

Mamakthir’s father was a headmaster in an English school in Alor Star. His father could not have been sent by the British to UK to acquire tertiary education to become headmaster, and so he must have his education in India before he came over to Malaya.

Being an educated person Mohamad Kutty must have told his children his family history. Can be believe that he did not tell his children where their ancestor came from? As headmaster at the turn of the 20th century he certainly had the resources to visit his homeland in India. There was no advantage for Mohamad Kutty to claim to be Malay before the constitution of Malaya was created; so why he should severe his roots for no apparent advantage? Even Mamakthir chose to fill out the form stating that he was Indian Muslim at the medical college in Singapore. So Mohamad Kutty should have maintained his Indian ties just like Mamakthir is doing. Mamakthir chooses to give the impression that his Malayness is so unadulterated that he has chosen to forget his roots. But he visited his father homeland on a few occasions.

Why should he say he does not know his root in India in his memoir when he was the ‘son’ who visited his father’s home town under the banner “Welcome home our son”?

Keismuddin said that the government applied to the High Court to stay on High Court decision which ruled that the ban on the word Allah was unconstitutional.

In the Perak legal tussle, the stay of the decision to declare the elected MB of Perak the legitimate MB was because an immediate appeal had been submitted, and that the decision of the appeal was imminent. The Appeal went through immediately.

The government chose to appeal the decision of High Court on Allah dispute without following through it immediately. So the stay granted by the high court is as good as overturning the High Court decision which ruled that the government in connection of the Allah ban is unconstitutional. If Najib is a capable PM, he should have reversed the cabinet decision in banning the use of Allah by non-Muslims. That decision is clearly unconstitutional. If Najib is not willing to be counted on the correct approach to religious freedom which has no relevant to placing Malays at the special position, can we trust him to promote 1Malaysia beyond using it as a slogan to gain votes from those who had nothing between their ears?