A newly formed coalition comprising 22 Malay-Muslim NGOs has called on the government to revive the abolished Internal Security Act (ISA) to deal with "extremist" groups allegedly out to challenge the status of Islam as religion of the federation.

The group that call themselves Barisan Bertindak Melayu Islam (Bertindak) singled out Persatuan Hindraf Malaysia (Hindraf) and its chairperson P Waythamoorthy as the single most urgent threat which must be dealt with.

"Today's meeting of Malay-Muslim NGOs would like to name P Waythamoorthy and Hindraf as being among individuals and organisations that have been most dominant, insolent, to stoke resistance which could lead to disastrous racial and religious ties," said Bertindak spokesperson Mohd Khairul Azam Abdul Aziz during a press conference today...