Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has called for all to respect the sovereignty of the Islamic religion after concerns were raised over participants’ allegedly inappropriate clothing in a controversial international running event held in Bandar Penawar, Kota Tinggi.

The minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) acknowledged Johor Mentri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi’s declaration that the event was not organised by the state government or any of its agencies.