Kuala Lampur, March 4 -- PM calls for tact on religious matters after Astro suspends staff over Thaipusam remarks

KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 - Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today cautioned the public against acting insensitively about religious matters, especially when it concerns someone of a different faith.

His statement was delivered by his senior press secretary Tunku Nashrul Abaidah after Astro radio channel presenters on Era FM made remarks concerning Thaipusam on air."The prime minister has cautioned all parties and emphasised that any actions or speech touching on 3R issues will only undermine national harmony and should not be repeated," Nashrul said in this evening's Facebook Live briefing through the Prime Minister's Of...