SINGAPORE: Malaysia’s Minister for Religious Affairs Mohd Na’im Mokhtar has called for calm following a business blunder that has sparked anger and criticism across the country’s Muslim communities.
Convenience store chain KK Super Mart has come under fire after pairs of socks bearing the word "Allah" were found in several of their outlets.
"Give trust to the authorities to conduct their investigations and to determine the true cause,” the minister said to reporters gathered at the Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin mosque on Sunday . The owner of the vendor company Xin Jian Chang was also present at the press conference on Saturday to offer his own apology.
"We know that the name of Allah is close to the heart of Muslims in the country. So, we want to emphasise that the company did not intentionally create this issue ... this is completely untrue,” he said.
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