Mujahid brokers a ‘ceasefire’

Let peace reign: Dr Mujahid (centre) is all smiles after the meeting between Dr Asri and Dr Ramasamy in Putrajaya ended on a friendly note.

PUTRAJAYA: Penang Deputy Chief Minister II Dr P. Ramasamy and Perlis mufti Datuk Dr Mohd Asri Zainul Abidin have agreed to put a stop on their spat over Dr Zakir Naik and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The consensus was reached during a mee­ting between the two, which was mediated by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Dr Mujahid Yusof at his office here yesterday.