A 17-year-old Sabah-born teen now residing in Sarawak contended that his Muslim father has no objections to him being a Buddhist.

Set to turn 18 next month, the boy made the declaration in his affidavit to support his Buddhist mother’s legal challenge against the National Registration Department’s (NRD) alleged delay in changing his religious status on his MyKad.

“I was born on Oct 18, 2005....