Sorry no cure, says Akmal over racist hawker’s apology

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-17 Feb 2025, 09:23 AM

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh says legal action must be taken to serve as a lesson to others.

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Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh said the culture of saying or doing something offensive and then simply apologising will continue if people don’t face any legal action. (Facebook pic)

PETALING JAYA: 

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh has called for legal action against the hawker who sparked controversy with his racially insensitive signboard, despite the man’s apology.

In a Facebook post, Akmal said that legal action must be taken to serve as a lesson to others.

“People who insult another race must face legal action, and not (get away) by just offering an apology.

“If not, this culture of saying or doing something offensive and then simply apologising will continue, making it even easier for such individuals to evade accountability,” the Merlimau assemblyman said.

Last night, national unity minister Aaron Ago Dagang said the hawker had apologised to all Malaysians, particularly the Indian community, for his actions.

Aaron said the man who sold corn also pledged not to commit such actions in the future.

He said that the apology was made at a restaurant in Sepang in the presence of representatives from the Indian community, influencers, local residents, officials from the national unity and integration department, and police.

Previously, an Indian youth NGO urged local authorities to conduct a thorough investigation on the hawker’s sign in Sepang, Selangor.

The Malaysian Tamil Bell Youth Club (MKBBT) had strongly condemned the sign, written in Malay, which contained a racist slur against Indians, as seen in a video shared on social media.