The national oil company said that its complementary series of television and print greetings, as well as its Deepavalli exhibition at Galeri Petronas, will continue as planned.
PETALING JAYA: Petronas had decided to remove its Deepavali advertisement for this year titled “Do the Dappan” after a public outcry.
In a statement, the national oil company said that its complementary series of television and print greetings, plus its Deepavalli exhibition at Galeri Petronas, will continue as planned.
“It has always been Petronas’ intention to help promote the common underlying values from our diverse heritage, tradition and cultures to bring multi-ethnic Malaysians together,” read the statement.
The advertisement on YouTube runs for over three minutes, and it shows a youth named Raj doing the Dappan Kuthu dance and getting unlikely people to join his dance routine.
Petronas defines the Dappan Kuthu dance as an energetic dance routine which is prominent in Tamil cinema.
However, the video received brickbats from Internet users, who claimed that the advertisement did not reflect the spirit of Deepavali.
MIC secretary-general S Murugesan welcomed Petronas’ decision to heed public feedback on the matter.
“I would also like to encourage Petronas to continue making effort in promoting Malaysia’s multi-cultural diversity. Just do thorough research before putting up anything,” he said.
Angkatan Warga Aman Malaysia (WargaAman) secretary-general S Bharatidasan also thanked Petronas for removing the advertisement out of respect to the Hindu community.
“Just be more careful next time around,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: Petronas had decided to remove its Deepavali advertisement for this year titled “Do the Dappan” after a public outcry.In a statement, the national oil company said that its complementary series of television and print greetings, plus its Deepavalli exhibition at Galeri Petronas, will continue as planned.
“It has always been Petronas’ intention to help promote the common underlying values from our diverse heritage, tradition and cultures to bring multi-ethnic Malaysians together,” read the statement.
The advertisement on YouTube runs for over three minutes, and it shows a youth named Raj doing the Dappan Kuthu dance and getting unlikely people to join his dance routine.
Petronas defines the Dappan Kuthu dance as an energetic dance routine which is prominent in Tamil cinema.
However, the video received brickbats from Internet users, who claimed that the advertisement did not reflect the spirit of Deepavali.
MIC secretary-general S Murugesan welcomed Petronas’ decision to heed public feedback on the matter.
“I would also like to encourage Petronas to continue making effort in promoting Malaysia’s multi-cultural diversity. Just do thorough research before putting up anything,” he said.
Angkatan Warga Aman Malaysia (WargaAman) secretary-general S Bharatidasan also thanked Petronas for removing the advertisement out of respect to the Hindu community.
“Just be more careful next time around,” he said.
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