Displaying cow head & threatening bloodshed is seditious in nature

29 August 2009

Press statement by MCA NGO Liaison Bureau chairman & Central Committee member Datuk Ti Lian Ker on the placing of a cow’s head at the Selangor state secretariat building

It is with the deepest regret that I write to condemn all forms of extremism. The recent act of displaying a cow head and holding the Government to ransom is an act of treason and seditious in nature.

I call upon all political parties to dissociate themselves from such a barbaric act and to condemn this despicable act in the spirit of our coming Independence Day celebration.

This act of provocation is an insensitivity of the highest order and absolutely abhorable. No responsible citizen should support or justify such acts which tantamount to a war cry in a peaceful and peace loving country like ours.

Has our civil society deteriorated to an extent that we must provoke the sacred beliefs of our brethrens? We must be mindful that all forms of extremism begets extremism! Malaysia is a multi-racial society practising tolerance and moderation. All religions preach tolerance and respect for each other.

Religious freedom is enshrined in our Federal Constitution. We have laws and order governing our religious practices. Nobody should challenge or undermine the due process of the law. There are no laws or regulations by racial or religious sentiments or by numbers based on racial composition of an area.

The barbaric mob act of displaying the head of a cow and threatening bloodshed is a felony and the authorities must act immediately to uphold the spirit of rule of law and to stop further trespass in total disregard or disrespect of the law.


Datuk Ti Lian Ker
Chairman
MCA NGO Liaison Bureau