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Parents who lawfully register child's religion needn't worry - filing

Kindergarten teacher M Indira Gandhi and 13 others contended that the Federal Territories Islamic Religious Council (MAIWP) has no interest to intervene in their legal challenge against the validity of the unilateral conversion laws of eight states.

In an affidavit, in reply to MAIWP’s application to be made a party in the civil court challenge, plaintiff and activist Arun Dorasamy contended that this is because the legal action will not affect parents who lawfully converted their children to Islam.

In the filing made at the High Court in Kuala Lumpur on May 19...

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