Authorities should help to reduce tension


  • Letters
  • Friday, 14 Jun 2019

THE issue over the fisherman in Tanjung Piandang, Kerian, Perak who was videoed offering prayers to a roadside deity commonly known as Datuk Kong while dressed in typical Malay attire (T-shirt, sarung and white cap) has been blown out of proportion.

The scene in the video, which went viral on social media recently, raised the ire of certain quarters who deemed the act as insensitive to religion.

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