 The opposition leader at the time, Lim Kit Siang, is now actively seeking support to declare Mahathir's move as unconstitutional by repeatedly clarifying that Malaysia is a secular state with Islam as its official religion as enshrined in the Constitution.However, the coalition government headed by Mahathir at the time held more than two-thirds of the seats in parliament.A two-thirds majority vote in Parliament is required for constitutional amendments in Malaysia.