Mydin would also face boycott too if they sold those socks, says Umno Youth chief


Dr Akmal Saleh.-The Star filepic

PETALING JAYA: Dr Akmal Saleh has dug in his heels following calls by Datuk Ameer Ali Mydin to stop harping on 3R (race, religion and royalty) issues like the controversial socks issue that could divide the nation.

The Umno Youth chief addressed the Mydin managing director in a TikTok on Saturday (March 23) and said that the issue was about defending Islam and that he would not back down.

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