Pelita shareholder thinks of quitting over social media criticism


Target of mischief:Ramesh (right) and Sihabutheen showing the photoshopped picture at a press conference in Butterworth. With them is The Light Hotel (M) Sdn Bhd chairman Azhar Mohammad.

BUTTERWORTH: A shareholder of the Pelita nasi kandar restaurant chain is considering quitting the business over criticism raised against him for being a Hindu sharing a Muslim-majority business.

Pelita Samudra Pertama (M) Sdn Bhd director Datuk D. Ramesh, who has a 25% stake and is the sole non-Muslim shareholder, said he was thinking of giving up his stake as he was disappointed with the criticism on social media.

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