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PETALING JAYA: Malay Muslim bride Illi Najwa Saddique, who reportedly held her wedding to Indian national hockey captain Manpreet Singh Pawar at a Sikh temple in Punjab, India, will be called up once she returns to the country, say the religious authorities.
“We will only know the full story after we hear it from the woman herself,” said Deputy Minister of the Prime Minister’s Department (Religious Affairs) Ahmad Marzuk Shaary.
Happy couple: An Instagram photo from Illi’s account that shows her with Manpreet.
He said authorities were still awaiting a full report on Illi’s case from the Johor Islamic Religious Department.
“From the information we have received so far, the woman in question is still Muslim and has not received any request from her to change her religious status.
“We did not receive any request from her to marry abroad. From my readings on social media posts, I understand that the woman is still Muslim and the boyfriend (Manpreet) had converted to Islam last year, ”she said at a press conference after delivering aid to fishermen and farmers in the electoral district of the state of Panchor. in Kota Baru, Kelantan, yesterday.
Illi, niece of Unity Minister Datuk Halimah Mohamed Sadique, recently sparked controversy when she broke the news of her trip to India to marry Manpreet and when videos of her wedding in Punjab at a Sikh ceremony went viral.
Netizens later questioned whether she was given special permission to travel during the motion control order, as well as whether it was right for her, as a Muslim, to participate in a Sikh religious ceremony.
Earlier yesterday, in a statement allegedly written by Illi herself and shared by Halimah’s assistant, Illi stated that she has never changed her religion and remains Muslim.
She said that she apologized for being ignorant and that she had married Manpreet earlier through a nikah ceremony.
“I apologize for our ignorance. Manpreet had converted to Islam since last year.
“I have never changed my name or my religion and my name will always be Illi Najwa Anuar Husin Saddique.
“His family has called me Navpreet since 2012, as it is difficult to call me by my real name.
“We had our nikah on the morning of December 16, but we kept it private. The certificate will be obtained next Wednesday ”, said Illi.
He explained at length how the Indian media had viralized the videos of his wedding obtained from “sources” and things have gotten out of control.
“I am not happy with the whole process and he (Manpreet) had not agreed with all this. He didn’t want this because he knows the consequences, ”he said.
She also said that she had followed all the procedures for her wedding trips and did not get any special approval despite being the niece of a minister.
“I never published or advertised anywhere that I am Halimah’s niece. I didn’t want to harm or embarrass anyone in my family, ”Illi said.
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