Facebook removes Zamri's post after four days
Alyaa Alhadjri
Published: Mar 9, 2025 1:10 PM
Updated: 4:23 PM
Summary
- Facebook removes preacher Zamri Vinoth's post likening kavadi bearers to individuals who are possessed or intoxicated.
- Jelutong MP RSN Rayer thanks authorities for taking necessary action against the posting.
- The DAP leader insists Zamri must be investigated and charged.
Muslim preacher Zamri Vinoth’s Facebook post that compared kavadi bearers during Thaipusam to individuals who are possessed or intoxicated has been removed from the social media platform after four days.
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer said he found the post no longer accessible this morning, after 150 police reports against Zamri (above) and complaints to MCMC and Facebook.
"I wish to thank and commend the MCMC, the police and the government for taking the necessary action in removing this very inflammatory and seditious post of Zamri," he said on Facebook.
Jelutong MP RSN Rayer
"I must reiterate that removing and blocking this post is crucial in maintaining peace and harmony at this moment as we can see from social media posts on Facebook and TikTok that the situation is very fast escalating into a tense situation.
"As an MP, I must ask that the MCMC, the police, and the government be alert and very firm in removing all social media posts that insult and disrespect royalty, any race, and any religion whether there is a police report or not," he stressed.
Malaysiakini understood that MCMC had responded to multiple individual complaints and flagged Zamri's post for Facebook to decide.
‘Zamri must face the law’
The preacher had commented on the incident involving three radio announcers from Era FM investigated over a TikTok video with one of them dancing while another chanted “vel vel” - often heard during Thaipusam when a person is bearing a kavadi.
Zamri also posted an image with the caption that read chanting “vel vel” does not lead to a loss of life like what happened to firefighter Adib Kassim, who died during a riot outside a Hindu temple in Subang Jaya, Selangor, in 2018.
"As an MP, I must ask that the MCMC, the police, and the government be alert and very firm in removing all social media posts that insult and disrespect royalty, any race, and any religion whether there is a police report or not," he stressed.
Malaysiakini understood that MCMC had responded to multiple individual complaints and flagged Zamri's post for Facebook to decide.
‘Zamri must face the law’
The preacher had commented on the incident involving three radio announcers from Era FM investigated over a TikTok video with one of them dancing while another chanted “vel vel” - often heard during Thaipusam when a person is bearing a kavadi.
Zamri also posted an image with the caption that read chanting “vel vel” does not lead to a loss of life like what happened to firefighter Adib Kassim, who died during a riot outside a Hindu temple in Subang Jaya, Selangor, in 2018.
Commenting further, Rayer said while the post has been removed, he still believed that Zamri must be questioned by the police and subsequently charged in court.
"Whether the debate between Zamri and (MIC president) M Saravanan goes on or not does not really matter.
"Zamri must face the full force of the law first," he emphasised.
Saravanan previously rallied MIC members and all Indians in Malaysia to unite and lodge police reports against Zamri, aside from challenging the preacher to a debate on Hindu religious practices.
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