Earlier today, it was reported that Kamarul – who previously accused Selangor speaker Hannah Yeoh of spreading Christianity through her biography – trained his guns on Sarawak PKR chairman Baru for saying the “All Borneo Revival Convocation 2017” was not political.
He also said the contents of Baru’s book titled “Long Awakening” showed he mixed his religiosity with politics, and questioned whether Baru’s stand on the event was reflective of the PKR central leadership’s stand.
Recently, a similar gathering in Melaka named “Jerusalem Jubilee” was cancelled by the organisers following complaints that it was connected to Zionism.
But Baru dismissed Kamarul’s claims and reiterated that there was nothing political about the event which had been happening for years.
“We don’t talk about politics, we don’t ask people to rebel against the government and we definitely don’t try to convert anyone,” he told FMT, adding the event was for non-Muslims only.
Baru said he believed the claims made against the event was due to the coming general election (GE14) and that Kamarul shouldn’t try to stoke religious flames.
He added that his stand on the matter had nothing do with the PKR’s central leadership as the issue had nothing to do with politics.
“If Kamarul wants to know, all we do at the All Borneo Revival Convocation is remind Christians on what the bible teaches us, about being good and responsible members of society, we remind them to be transparent and not corrupt.
“We also pray for all our leaders, from our elected representatives to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. What’s wrong with that?”
Baru said if the event or its organisers went against the law, the authorities could easily take action against them.
“If we are breaking any laws, please prosecute. But really, there’s nothing wrong with the event, it’s just like another day in church, where we talk about what the bible teaches us.
“And Jesus teaches us to love one another, even our enemy, so even though Kamarul has attacked me, I want him to know that I still love him, no matter what he says,” said Baru, adding that he hoped Kamarul would come to understand what the event was really about.
Previously, Kamarul was involved in a heated debate with Subang Jaya assemblywoman Hannah Yeoh after calling her biography “Becoming Hannah” Christian propaganda in his Facebook post.
Yeoh lodged a police report in response to the post, followed by Kamarul’s own police report, claiming that the book tried to “plead, influence and incite” non-Christians to embrace the religion or favour its teachings.