Stop spreading lies about the government in church, Ku Nan warns

Low Han Shaun Low Han Shaun Updated 6 years ago · Published on 3 Feb 2018 12:48PM · 9 Comments

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor speaking at the Kenduri 1Wilayah Persekutuan Parlimen Titiwangsa in Kuala Lumpur today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, February 3, 2018.

CHRISTIANS should not use the church to spread fake news and lies that put the federal government in a bad light, Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said today.

Tengku Adnan, who is also known as Ku Nan, said that the church should be a place to “disseminate God’s will” and not for Christian leaders to share their personal grouses.

“I also want to beg my Christian friends, whatever you want to do in the church, please don’t use the church as a place to talk about things that are not true,” he said at the Kenduri 1Wilayah Persekutuan Parlimen Titiwangsa programme in Kuala Lumpur.

“You (can’t) read things on the internet or whatever comes to you, then talk about it in church. 

“Because when you go around and give your sermons and preach on Sundays, there are a lot of things, sometimes, that are not true.

“Please use the church as a place to disseminate God’s will, not to disseminate your own will or (talk about) things that you are not happy with.”

He also said he could not understand why the Christian community, especially in Titiwangsa, were so against the Federal Territories Ministry, especially since they enjoy many benefits from the federal government.

“When (Second Finance Minister) Johari (Abdul) Ghani told me about a church trying to get land in Titiwangsa, I told him that we should give the land to the church and help them; it’s no problem with us.

“This is because the government today is moderate, considerate and that acknowledges the needs of the people, no matter if they are Malay, Chinese or Indian. We know that there are followers of different religions in the nation,” he said, referring to the Chapel of Our Lady of Good Health.

When asked to elaborate at a press conference later, Tengku Adnan said one example of fake news spread in Sunday sermons was a press statement by Hindraf chairman P. Waytha Moorthy.

However, Tengku Adnan did not mention which churches had purportedly spread the statement by Waytha Moorthy, or how his ministry was aware of the alleged sermons that spread the fake news.

“He said that I lied… I never lie. In fact, we are giving the 300 people here RM42,000 and they will take part in a Rent-To-Own (scheme by the Federal territories of  Federal Territory Affordable Housing Policy or RumaWIP) without having to pay any deposit,” he said.

In the statement released on Tuesday, Waytha had accused Tengku Adnan of “hoodwinking the Indian community” and said he had lied about RM50 million allocated via Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan for loans for the Indian community to buy RumaWIP.

“There are thousands of M40 and B40 Indians in Kuala Lumpur who have not heard of such a scheme,” Waytha had said, adding that Tengku Adnan had also hoodwinked Indians through a false RumaWIP Indian quota.

Tengku Adnan, however, said that there was a quota for Indians in all RumaWIPs. He then questioned Waytha on the £1 million (RM5.48 million) that the latter had promised to give each member of the Indian community.

“We have a quota for Indian owners in all the RumaWIP projects, so at least 10% is for Indians to buy. If they can’t get a loan, they can come to Yayasan Wilayah Persekutuan. It is not fair for him to say that we are hoodwinking Indians.

“This is an example of the kind of fake news (being spread in churches). 

“So, I want to ask him, what happened to the £1 million that he had promised?” Tengku Adnan said.

Waytha had previously sued the British government for abandoning the Indian community to Malay-majority rule in granting Malaysia independence on August 31, 1957.

He had sued the British government for £1 million for each Indian Malaysian, and his action was backed by Hindraf. – February 3, 2018.
 

Federal Territories Minister Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor being greeted by the public at the Kenduri 1Wilayah Persekutuan Parlimen Titiwangsa programme alongside Second Finance Minister Johari Abdul Ghani in Kuala Lumpur today. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, February 3, 2018.
 

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  • When you did not elaborate and just making a generalise statement is purpoting to fake news. Is it another ploy to deter the GE14.

    Posted 6 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

  • I can agree that some pastors and priests do talk about politics during their sermons. Generally, they don't spread false news or bad mouth the government. So, there is no need to warn them about this. Are you worried the Christians will not vote BN? Sabah and Sarawak no longer fixed deposit, is it?

    Posted 6 years ago by Chris Sav · Reply

  • If a non-muslim tells this to the hate-mongers at the mosques, sure kena tangkap one.

    Posted 6 years ago by Ipman 123 · Reply

  • People in churches, you know who to vote this time?

    Posted 6 years ago by Awang Top · Reply

  • He has obviously not been going to Friday prayers where politics, half truths and outright lies are routinely disseminated.

    Posted 6 years ago by Xuz ZG · Reply

  • Ku Nan please take of your backyard.

    Posted 6 years ago by Mohanarajan murugeson · Reply

  • In the interest of truth and fighting lies, can Adnan come forth with clear definative proof of whether he can legitimately claim the "Tengku" title commonly appended to his name? Reportedly, he himself had admitted that his Indonesian ancestors had a "Tekiu" title. Does that allow him to be rightly addressed as "Tengku" in Malaysia? If not, the everyone, from the commoner to UMNO members to the mainstream media to government officials should NOT address him as Tengku Adnan.

    Posted 6 years ago by K TWong · Reply

  • We warn you to take action to take action if you have proof or it will amount to instigation against peace. We also warn the Government to take AFFIRMATIVE actions against the acts of violence and aggression that have already happenned, and we are waiting for the AFFIRMATIVE closure of the followings, failing which it may amount to a signal of harbouring acts of terror, violence and aggression ...

    1. Low Yat Racial Warcry
    2. Imbi Mob Carnage
    3. Taman Medan Forced Cross Removal
    4. Khafir Khabi Attack Call
    5. UITM (university) Speaker Belittling Christianity
    6. UM (university) Professor Belittling Indians
    7. UUM (university) Lecturer Instigation Against Christianity
    8. Mah Zu Protest in Sabah
    9. Call for Armenian Datuk Kong shrine Removal
    10. Erased, Silenced or Rewritten History (Yap Ah Loy, Magendran & Mohandas Everest Conquer, Parameswara, history of the founding banks after merger, etc etc)
    11. Call to Emulate ISIL Bravery
    12. Aggression Against naturalised Malaysian Chinese of early batch immigrants (who's not?)
    13. 'Apa Lagi Cina Mau?' (What else Chinese wants?) Instigation
    14. Chinatown's Red Shirt Siege
    15. Eating in Toilet During Ramadhan
    16. Perlis Mufti Insulting Hindu
    17. McDonald's Attack
    18. No-Pork Restaurant Confusion
    19. See-Cross Everywhere Syndrome
    20. False 'Allah' Claim Against Bata
    21. Cross Removal at Missionary Schools
    22. Burn the Bible Call
    23. Fire-bombing on Church of Assumption Penang (2014)
    24. IOI Boulevard grenade bombing (2016)
    25. Haram Leotard Wearing Gymnast
    26. Non-Muslims told to 'cover up' by Kelantan Mufti during Ramadhan and other forcible gender segregation at queues etc.
    27. No excessive laughter at stage comedy shows.
    28. Gangsterism against Ramadhan Opening of Fast sharing at Kluang bazaar.
    29. Cover up dolls and ban Barbie
    30. Ban A&W Rootbeer and Coney Dog
    31. Separate Muslim and Non-Muslim cups in school
    32. Melaka hotel's refusal to freeze mother's milk because it's non halal.
    33. Lake Kenyir, a mother nature for all is religiously exclusive.
    34. Banning Beer Festival due to 'imminent terrorist threats'
    35. Flora Damansara public ultimatum against alcohol and attire.
    36. Home-coming for dead terrorists.
    37. Distorted Tanda Putera (amounting to instigation in the mockery of creative script)
    38. PUM warning police against pursuing Indira Gandhi case or violence will break out.
    39. ... etc etc and the list is inexhaustive.

    The above blatant repeats during the current BN Government are a reflection of blatant harbor of threats, violence and aggressions against the lifestyle of the norm and the civil society that practice peace, love, freedom and justice. Now, who do you think has the power to stop or allow these to happen again and again?

    Posted 6 years ago by Myocho K · Reply

    • Well said!

      Posted 6 years ago by Leong Kuy Leng · Reply