How will M Indira Gandhi ensure her youngest child Prasana Diksa adheres to Islamic practices if she regains custody of the child, asked the Persatuan Ulama Malaysia (PUM) today.

Its president Abdul Halim Abd Kadir said there is no guarantee that the nine-year-old will remain a practicing Muslim if she is returned to her mother.

"Who can accept her (Indira's) guarantee, the girl is still small, how can she (Indira) logically ensure the child remains a Muslim when the household is not Muslim, and everything else (prayers, food) and all that is not Muslim?" he told Malaysiakini...