Anguished mom knocks on PM's door
Her three young children were forcefully converted to Islam by her estranged husband. And M Indira Ghandi is taking her plight straight to the doorstep of the Prime Minister's Office.
Her three young children were forcefully converted to Islam by her estranged husband. And M Indira Ghandi is taking her plight straight to the doorstep of the Prime Minister's Office.
Calling on newly-minted Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to explain the matter, the 35-year-old kindergarten teacher said: "He talks about an united Malaysia. But what does this mean when only the Muslims have rights."
"I am not anti-Islam and I am not saying that they (Muslims) are doing wrong things but why do non-Muslims have to suffer like this?" she asked as tears welled up in her eyes.Indira's marriage is now is a limbo after her husband, K Patmanathan, 40, converted without her knowledge on March 11.
She claimed that her husband, who has since assumed the name Mohd Ridzuan Abdullah, had also converted their three children - aged one to 12 - on April 12 without their presence and using only their birth certificates.
"He took my baby (their youngest child) from me and ran away... I have not seen her ever since and I don't know how she's doing," lamented Indira.
As for her marriage, the teacher, who also claimed to have been physically abused, said the couple were married for 16 years and had been facing problems for a long time.
PM says his 1Malaysia is about sharing power and wealth. Thus, to break it down simply, M Indira Ghandi should be able share the children with the husband even though he is now a Muslim.
Can a Hindu-and-Muslim couple not share? Well, not in Malaysia, we all know that but in India, the story is different. For example, Datuk Shah Rukh Khan is a Muslim whose wife is a Hindu. Of course, they not only share but stay together as well, I'm sure. ;-)
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