He said following the decree by Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Ibrahim at the national-level Maal Hijrah celebration today, either religious authorities or the police need to act decisively on this issue.

“I will instruct the Islamic development department (Jakim) to engage in discussions with the state Islamic religious departments, particularly their enforcement divisions, to collaborate in addressing issues related to the spread of deviant teachings,” he told the media after the Maal Hijrah celebration.

Na’im added that he will seek an audience with the king soon to discuss the establishment of a special committee to tackle the spread of deviant content.

Additionally, he said Sultan Ibrahim’s decree regarding the need for a religious reference centre to disseminate accurate knowledge and information is an important step due to the challenge of the unrestricted flow of information through social media, which is difficult to regulate.

“The matter will be discussed with Jakim, the federal-level religious agency responsible for regulating religious issues. We will explore how to establish a religious reference centre,” he added.

Earlier, in his Maal Hijrah message, Sultan Ibrahim urged the government to strengthen enforcement against deviant content and establish a religious reference centre to promote accurate knowledge and information dissemination.