PETALING JAYA: Calls to boycott the KK Super Mart over the socks issues would be detrimental to the country, says Datuk Chong Sin Woon.
"I remind the Umno Youth chief to stop playing up the issue. Do not keep playing the boycott tactics, otherwise, the victim will still be our own country," said the MCA secretary-general. Umno Youth chief Dr Muhammad Akmal had called for a "stronger apology" from KK Mart, adding that more drastic actions will be taken if they do not.
Earlier, Akmal demanded banners at all 881 KK Supermart outlets nationwide apologising over the controversial socks issue.
He said Umno Youth would resort to more "drastic" action if such an apology was not forthcoming at all KK Mart outlets or from its vendor within the next two days.
On March 15, KK Super Mart founder Datuk Seri Dr KK Chai apologised over the sale of socks bearing the word "Allah".
"The company does not have any intention to disrupt public harmony. As such I humbly apologise to all Malaysians, especially those from the Muslim faith," he said.
He said an inspection of its 800 branches nationwide found that only three outlets carried the socks and 14 pairs had the word on them.
The vendor involved has since made a public apology, saying the goods were sold on a consignment basis and the company did not have any intention of disrupting public harmony.
