CALLING ON SENSIBLE MALAYSIANS TO PRACTISE COMPASSION... TOWARDS THIS GUY... HE IS ENTITLED TO HIS VIEWS... ALTHOUGH HE SHOULD NOT HAVE POKED FUN AT OTHERS RELIGION... no matter how inappropriate, I hold on to the belief that he is entitled to his view... Anyway, It is one mans view... not a whole race... or a religion... or even a group... just one mans view... Furthermore, he has apologised... it is time for us to show that ... sticks n stones can break my bone... words cannot hurt us... LET US FORGIVE N WISH HIM WELL... n through good, kind deeds... hopefully we can help him change his mind towards acceptance of Malaysia - multi-religion country... ================================== Preacher says sorry for insult to Hindus Embattled Islamic preacher Shahul Hamid has publicly apologised, especially to the Indian community, after remarks he made deemed insulting to Hindus were captured on video and spread online. I regret making those remarks, especially to the Hindu community and religion. I sincerely and honestly apologise to everyone involved,” Shahul said at a press conference at the Bandar Perda Mosque in Bukit Mertajam today. I realise I am also an Indian and I should not insult the Hindu religion. I did not mean to do it, nor did I intend to incite racial sentiments. Shahul promised he would not repeat his mistake, adding it was the “first and last time” he would utter such remarks. He said he was willing to meet all top-level Indian community leaders to issue a public apology and he pleaded with the Tamil language press members to publish his apology in big letters. Accompanying Shahul were Penang PAS deputy commissioner I and Parit Buntar MP Mujahid Yusof Rawa and several state party leaders. Shahul, who is Penang PAS Tanjong division member, denied making the remarks in his capacity as a PAS member, but said he had been trying to attract the attention of his listeners. I am just an independent Islamic lecturer, he said, adding he does not even remember when he became a PAS member. I hope no further action will be taken against me, he said. Take down video He urged those who uploaded the video of his speech, said to have been delivered at a surau in Shah Alam a few years ago, to take it down and to stop spreading the links to the contentious clips. However, when pressed, he refused to state exactly when the speech was made. Shahul said he has since received close to 1,000 phone calls and numerous text messages, most of them threatening, with some being death threats. A car believed to be Shahul’s was also drenched with curry power, but he has denied it was his car. Shahul also claimed to have given his statement to the Bandar Perda police station, in connection with the more than 400 police reports lodged against him. His public apology comes after hundreds of people rallied against him in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur, yesterday, demanding action be taken against him. In the video clip of his speech, Shahul can be heard telling the audience not to buy products such as curry powder made from what he deemed “Hindu” companies, such as Alagappas and Babas. If you go to the Alagappas factory near Permatang Pauh, you will see a statue (of a goddess) at the entrance, and the tongue is out. Why is the tongue out? Because the goddess must taste all the curry powder before they sell it, he is heard saying in the video clip. Shahul has also previously apologised in a short clip posted on his Facebook page. The remarks, he had said then, were made during a closed-door event and he did not expect it to be uploaded online. Meanwhile Bernama reported that police are investigating Shahul’s remarks under Section 4(1) of the Sedition Act 1948 and Section 233(1) of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. It reported that Penang Police chief Abdul Rahim Hanafi confirmed that Shahul was picked up by police and taken to Seberang Perai Tengah district police headquarters in Bandar Perda at 9am, and was subsequently released after having his statement taken. - See more at: malaysiakini/news/270237#sthash.N50tKP4D.dpuf
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 13:55:02 +0000
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