An ustaz who insulted Hindus four years ago has apologised again, this time publicly.
GEORGE TOWN: Muslim preacher Ustaz Shahul Hameed Seeni apologised today for insulting Hindus at his ceramah four years ago.
Shahul said he never meant to offend Hindus when he told his audience not to buy curry powder brands Alagappa and Baba, which were owned by Indians.
During the ceramah, he also made fun of the statue of a Hindu deity at the Alagappa’s factory in Bukit Mertajam.
Shahul had said: “If you go to the Alagappa’s factory near Permatang Pauh, you will see a statue (goddess) at the entrance, and the tongue is out. Why is the tongue out? Because the goddess must taste all the curry powder before they sell it.”
“I never wanted to insult or incite racial tension. I only wanted to attract the audience’s attention,” he told reporters at the Seberang Prai Tengah district mosque today after having his statement recorded by police.
The Hindu community became enraged after a video recording of Shahul insulting Hindus went viral on YouTube.
MIC Youth and several non-governmental organisations staged a protest in Brickfields yesterday, urging action to be taken against Shahul.
About 30 representatives from MIC, PPP and Hindu NGOs lodged police reports against him.
Shahul has since apologised to Hindus and Malaysians on his Facebook page and through a video clip.
“I assure you that this will never happen again. Give me a chance to make amends,” he said.
Shahul said he was willing to meet Indian leaders to explain his actions.
He said he hoped the police reports against him would be retracted and no legal action taken against him.
Shahul confirmed he had lodged a police report after receiving death threats on his phone and Facebook page.
Shahul said he never meant to offend Hindus when he told his audience not to buy curry powder brands Alagappa and Baba, which were owned by Indians.
During the ceramah, he also made fun of the statue of a Hindu deity at the Alagappa’s factory in Bukit Mertajam.
Shahul had said: “If you go to the Alagappa’s factory near Permatang Pauh, you will see a statue (goddess) at the entrance, and the tongue is out. Why is the tongue out? Because the goddess must taste all the curry powder before they sell it.”
“I never wanted to insult or incite racial tension. I only wanted to attract the audience’s attention,” he told reporters at the Seberang Prai Tengah district mosque today after having his statement recorded by police.
The Hindu community became enraged after a video recording of Shahul insulting Hindus went viral on YouTube.
MIC Youth and several non-governmental organisations staged a protest in Brickfields yesterday, urging action to be taken against Shahul.
About 30 representatives from MIC, PPP and Hindu NGOs lodged police reports against him.
Shahul has since apologised to Hindus and Malaysians on his Facebook page and through a video clip.
“I assure you that this will never happen again. Give me a chance to make amends,” he said.
Shahul said he was willing to meet Indian leaders to explain his actions.
He said he hoped the police reports against him would be retracted and no legal action taken against him.
Shahul confirmed he had lodged a police report after receiving death threats on his phone and Facebook page.
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