Stay away from Bon Odori, PAS tells Muslims despite royal decree

PETALING JAYA: PAS says it will continue to call on Muslims to stay away from the Bon Odori Festival due to concerns of “religious elements” at the Japanese cultural event.

This came after Selangor’s Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah had ordered the Selangor Islamic Religious Department not to forbid Muslims from attending the festival.Both the PAS Ulama Council and its women’s wing issued statements late on Thursday to urge Muslims not to participate in the Bon Odori festival.

“Although there are views that say the festival is only related to Japanese culture, it does not in any way dismiss concerns that the event still contains elements of Buddhist religious rituals.

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