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PKR president Anwar Ibrahim, do you subscribe to this madness? “Don’t spook the Malays”, you say? What is terrifying is that not a single Muslim leader has dared to stand and condemn this increasingly sick attitude. We have now reached a milestone where any bearded person with a headdress is somehow offensive to certain Muslims to whom, like the Mad Hatter, everything is what they decide it to be.
#Ali mind your language full#
The crazies insist that the name, not even the full word, is an abbreviation related to some Islamic personality and the picture is that of a Muslim scholar. Looking at the name and picture that are now at the centre of this controversy, the first association any sane person would make is to tin, wondering also who the ‘Sikh’ man is. This is more a question of basic intelligence where truth and reality does not gel with what a certain segment imagines it to be. I am not talking about that mythical beast called tolerance amid a multifaith society. When it comes to religious matters, we seem to be reaching depths once thought impossible and now the norm. Once again, we see fanatics dictating the manner in which life in Malaysia is to be lived.Īnd both the government and opposition appear to be gladly feeding off on such extremism in the belief it would extend their popularity among the religious fringe. Malaysia will pay a high price if this is allowed to continue. The government cannot please the feelings of one group of religious people and hurt the investment and economy of the country. So, when no clear guidelines are established for all to follow, it is impossible to comply. Religious rules are made up of the feelings of certain parties which can be interpreted differently by different religious groups. Malaysia is scaring investors away from doing business in this country as there are no such rules in our basic laws. Religious feelings shouldn't interfere with business investment and operations. This forcing of the company to change its trademark and branding has a big impact on foreign investors. The loss in sales in overseas markets will be too huge to bear. This is an international product made in Malaysia. Who is going to bear the loss of investment, opportunities, goodwill and trademark? The brand and image of the company will be greatly affected. It is not so simple and easy to rebrand a product once it has been established.
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OCT: The whiskey maker’s stakeholders had invested lots of resources - time, money and effort - to develop, market and win awards. PKR MP likens drinking Timah whiskey to 'drinking a Malay woman' YOURSAY | 'Half of the products in the supermarket should change their names.'