Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak says today if people criticised other religions because of freedom, it will have severe repercussions. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, January 17, 2015. A lack of respect for religious sensitivities is giving rise to extremism and will have huge repercussions, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak said today.Najib said there was no such thing as absolute freedom. "We cannot follow absolute freedom. If you want a peaceful world, we have to be responsible in our actions. "If you criticise other religions because of freedom, it will have severe repercussions," he said in his speech at the Malaysian Youth Council annual general assembly in Kuala Lumpur today. Referring to the attack at French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on January 7, Najib said while all religions prohibited murders and killings, there would be people who reacted with violence when their religious sensitivities were not respected."If Islam has its religious sensitivities, so do other faiths like Christians, Hindus and Buddhists," he said.Nine journalists from the publication were shot dead by two self-proclaimed Islamist terrorists who broke into Charlie Hebdo office in Paris last week.The incident was among three around the French capital that resulted in the deaths of 17 people before police killed the assailants. Najib believed Malaysia will remain harmonious and peaceful if everyone understood each other’s sensitivities. "As the prime minister, I am responsible for the people of Malaysia. I will do my best to maintain harmony because it is the bedrock of our foundation. "There's no point talking about the future and advanced economy if our household is not harmonious."Najib's warning came amid worries over worsening race and religious tensions, which have frayed further after the 13th general election in 2013 when the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) blamed its heavier losses on the Chinese minority, fuelled by Malay-Muslim groups seeking more puritanical Islamic laws across Malaysia. This prompted an open letter by 25 prominent Malays last month who decried the "lack of clarity and understanding" of Islam's place within Malaysia's constitutional democracy, among others.Signatories of the 19-paragraph letter consisted of former high-ranking civil servants, including directors-general, secretaries-general, ambassadors and prominent individuals.Besides garnering support from 22 Muslim activists and 93 civil society groups, the open letter inspired Malaysians to start similar petitions online. – January 17, 2015.
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