DAP MP irks netizens after questioning need for playing Negaraku in cinemas


PETALING JAYA: A DAP lawmaker has irked netizens after questioning the need for the national anthem, ‘Negaraku’, to be played in cinemas.

In a Facebook posting on Tuesday, Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen (pic) criticised having to stand up for the national anthem before watching a film, calling it a ‘disgrace and ridiculous’.

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