UMNO is Using Youth Wing To Bully Chinese And Play Race & Religious Cards

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Scholars, ex-civil servants, activists sign up to slam Umno over socks issue

PETALING JAYA: A statement hitting out at Umno over the party’s stand on the “Allah” socks issue has received the support of 21 more people, including prominent civil society members, former civil servants and academics.

The statement was initially issued by former Umno MP Tawfik Ismail and Tajuddin Rasdi last night, after the Umno Supreme Council said it fully supported the actions of youth wing chief Dr Akmal Saleh regarding the issue.

Akmal has repeatedly called for a boycott of the KK Mart chain, although senior political leaders have urged that the issue not be prolonged.

The 21 individuals who signed off on the statement include academics Teh Yik Koon and Lim Teck Ghee, as well as former civil servants KJ John, Johan Ariffin Samad and ⁠M Santhananaban.

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