A Malaysian woman who married a prominent Indian hockey player will be questioned over her religious status once she returns to Malaysia, said Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Religious Affairs) Ahmad Marzuk Shaary, after the matter went viral on social media.

The New Straits Times recently reported that the couple's wedding ceremony was held according to Sikh traditions at the groom's hometown in Mithapur village, Jalandhar, Punjab in India.

"Based on preliminary information, the woman is still a Muslim...