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Widespread anger: Muslims all over the country vented their anger against the Sam Bacile film. Picture shows Khairy addressing protesters in Kampung Baru after Friday prayers.

The backlash from Perak DAP strongman Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham’s controversial tweet in connection with a video insulting the Holy Prophet Muhammad has dented his party’s image among Muslims and will cost his partners in PAS precious votes.

DATUK Ngeh Koo Ham was probably having trouble sleeping on the night he tweeted about Umno Youth’s plans to protest against the film mocking the Holy Prophet Muhammad. Ngeh had apparently been watching CNN, BBC and Al-Jazeera news reports on the Muslim protests taking place all over the world and he posted the tweet on Sept 17, at 1.43am, little knowing that it would soon engulf him in a political firestorm.