His Highness the Sultan of Selangor has granted the green light for the Bon Odori event to go ahead as scheduled, according to a Malaysian news source. JAKIM previously discovered that the festival contains Japanese religious elements and encouraged Muslims to avoid the event or request that it be changed somewhat.
JAKIM has angered netizens, who claim that a number of powerful people in the country are moving their children to Christian or non-Muslim countries. Many others advised JAKIM to mind their own business and allow people to attend any event they wanted.
JAKIM is also confused about Islam, according to Siti Kasim, a human rights lawyer and a social justice figure on Twitter. She went on to say that Muslims engage with individuals of various faiths on a daily basis and that it is fine. Malaysians, regardless of religion, celebrate their respective holidays together.
