Why were the Sharia courts so quick to convert the children knowing the mother was Hindu? Did they not think it fair to at least confirm the conversion had the consent of the Hindu mother? 

Also did they not bother to enquire whether the father was a suitable person to raise 3 children without their mother, given his criminal record? Is Islam a religion of compassion, justice and peace? This is something which the Sharia Courts and the Mufti of Perlis must ask themselves.

Dr Raman Letchumanan : Costs should have been awarded against the religious authorities objecting to this application. It seems to be a frivolous objection and a waste of court's time. These authorities have filed several objections on this case every step of the way. 

It should be noted that based on the Federal Court prior decisions on similar cases, the Federal Constitution is clearly on the side of the plaintiff. Unless the authorities reign in on their own such frivolous actions, the Courts should impose punitive costs against the religious authorities, so that no further such actions are mounted, and these authorities learn to respect the Constitution and the decision of our highest court. 

Imagine the multiple state authorities against a single mother, who we all know is working hard to rebuild her abused life, to feed her children and give them a proper upbringing. Where is the compassion of the religion, even if conversion is deemed necessary, the consent of the mother who gave birth to these children should have been sought. These are laws of nature, and God respects natural justice. 

If not for some kind hearted lawyers, this mother would have been crushed under the weight of state oppression. Where is the morality in all these, even if religiously justified. The religious authorities should use their time, money and energy to resolve the many problems of single mothers, orphaned children, poverty, domestic abuse who are crying out for help. 

Poor mothers being incarcerated in jails for stealing to feed their children, yet the religious authorities don't seem to care. Please leave this mother alone, and let her rebuild her life away from the clutches of her abusive husband who is now languishing in jail for drug abuse. He needs religious education badly. Please focus on him.

OMG! : Don't be too happy yet. There are sinister ugly elements in Malaysia. Remember Pastors Raymobd Koh and Amri Che Mat abduction by State actors that Suhakom concluded were rogue elements from enforcement arms of Federal Gomen? Devious minds are right now fuming angrily and plotting how to undermine the judiciary. Malaysia belongs to all of us but there are many who think it belongs to them, only, and the rest should accept their lesser position.

Malaysiakini : The civil court granted leave to Loh Siew Hong to commence with her legal action to quash her three children’s unilateral conversion to Islam. The High Court in Kuala Lumpur this morning granted leave to the single mother’s judicial review application targeting the conversion carried out by her former husband and Muslim convert, Muhammad Nagahswaran Muniandy.

Nagahswaran, who is in jail on drug-related charges, had allegedly run off with the estranged couple’s three children and unilaterally converted them to Islam, without the knowledge and consent of Low (above), two years ago. In effect, today's ruling paves the way for the court to set a date to hear the merits of the legal challenge.

During proceedings conducted via zoom, judge Wan Ahmad Farid Wan Salleh ruled that Loh was still within the time period to file the judicial review when she filed the legal action on March 23. He noted that she only found confirmation about her children’s 2020 conversion on March 4 this year, meaning the three-month period to file the legal action begins on that date.

The judge noted that the law on judicial review stipulates that the time period to file such legal action begins on the date when the public body’s decision arose or the date when the aggrieved party was informed about the decision. He further pointed out that Loh’s children were converted on July 7, 2020, but she only found out about it in March this year, and that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) has no objection to the leave being given for the judicial review to proceed.