The Penang deputy chief minister has questioned the renewed proposal by Religious Affairs Deputy Minister Ahmad Marzuk Shaary to table four new syariah laws, including the one that restricts the propagation of religions other than Islam.

P Ramasamy said Ahmad Marzuk's party PAS was relying on creating an artificial ‘siege mentality’ for its political purposes despite the fact that Islam is the official religion of the country and protected by the Constitution.

"There are enough laws that prohibit...