KUALA LUMPUR, March 4 -- Umno Youth chief Datuk Dr Muhamad Akmal Saleh has called on the authorities to provide updates on their investigations into comedian Harith Iskander and Cecilia Yap over their alleged remarks about Islam.

Muhamad Akmal said he supports the swift action taken against three Era FM announcers who mocked Hindus and their Thaipusam rituals but stressed that the law should be applied fairly to all.

"If the three announcers have been investigated and punished by their employers, then what is the current status of the cases involving Cecilia Yap and Harith Iskander, who disparaged the name of Prophet Muhammad and the Islamic faith?

"The law must apply equally to all, without bias or selective enforcement based on the i...